Meaning of GAMETOPHYTE
| Pronunciation: | | gu`meetu`fIt
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[n] the gamete-producing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations |
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GAMETOPHYTE is a 11 letter word that starts with G. |
| | See Also: | | flora, plant, plant life | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ga*me"to*phyte\, n. [Gamete + Gr. fyto`n plant.]
(Bot.)
In the alternation of generations in plants, that generation
or phase which bears sex organs. In the lower plants, as the
alg[ae], the gametophyte is the conspicuous part of the plant
body; in mosses it is the so-called moss plant; in ferns it
is reduced to a small, early perishing body; and in seed
plants it is usually microscopic or rudimentary.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A plant, or phase of a plant's life cycle, that bears gametes. |
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