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gametophyte

ga·me·to·phyte
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [guh-mee-tuh-fahyt, gam-i-]
    • /gəˈmi təˌfaɪt, ˈgæm ɪ-/
    • /ɡə.ˈmiː.tə.ˌfaɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [guh-mee-tuh-fahyt, gam-i-]
    • /gəˈmi təˌfaɪt, ˈgæm ɪ-/

Definitions of gametophyte word

  • noun gametophyte the sexual form of a plant in the alternation of generations. 1
  • noun gametophyte (in the life cycle of plants with alternating generations) the gamete-producing and usually haploid phase, producing the zygote from which the sporophyte arises. It is the dominant form in bryophytes. 1
  • noun gametophyte the plant body, in species showing alternation of generations, that produces the gametes 0
  • noun gametophyte in plants, the gamete-bearing generation that is haploid and reproduces by eggs and sperms 0
  • noun gametophyte (botany) A plant (or the haploid phase in its life cycle) which produces gametes by mitosis in order to produce a zygote. 0
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Origin of gametophyte

First appearance:

before 1890
One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95; gameto- + -phyte

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Parts of speech for Gametophyte

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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gametophyte popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Related words

  • prothallium

    Botany. the gametophyte of ferns and related plants.

  • apogamy

    a type of reproduction, occurring in some ferns, in which the sporophyte develops from the gametophyte without fusion of gametes

  • apospory

    development of the gametophyte from the sporophyte without the formation of spores

  • megaspore

    the larger of the two kinds of spores characteristically produced by seed plants and a few fern allies, developing into a female gametophyte. Compare microspore.

  • microspore

    the smaller of the two kinds of spores characteristically produced by seed plants and some fern allies, developing into a male gametophyte. Compare megaspore,

  • oophyte

    the gametophyte of a moss, fern, or liverwort, resulting from the development of a fertilized egg.
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