gametophyte

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɡəˈmiːtəʊˌfaɪt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(gə mē′tə fīt′, gam′i-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ga•me•to•phyte  (gə mē′tə fīt′, gam′i-),USA pronunciation n. [Bot.]
  1. Botanythe sexual form of a plant in the alternation of generations. Cf. sporophyte.
  • 1890–95; gameto- + -phyte
ga•me•to•phyt•ic  (gə mē′tə fit′ik, gam′i-),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
gametophyte / ɡəˈmiːtəʊˌfaɪt/
  1. the plant body, in species showing alternation of generations, that produces the gametes
    Compare sporophyte
gametophytic / ˌɡæmɪtəʊˈfɪtɪk/
'gametophyte' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
apogamy - apospory - generation - megagametophyte - megaspore - microspore - oophyte - prothallium - prothallus - rhizoid - sexual generation - sporogonium - sporophyte

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