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sporophyte

spo·ro·phyte
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [spawr-uh-fahyt, spohr-]
    • /ˈspɔr əˌfaɪt, ˈspoʊr-/
    • /ˈspɔː.ˌfaɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [spawr-uh-fahyt, spohr-]
    • /ˈspɔr əˌfaɪt, ˈspoʊr-/

Definitions of sporophyte word

  • noun sporophyte the form of a plant in the alternation of generations that produces asexual spores. 1
  • noun sporophyte the diploid form of plants that have alternation of generations. It develops from a zygote and produces asexual spores 0
  • noun sporophyte in certain plants and algae, the spore-bearing generation that is diploid and reproduces by spores: the sporophyte generation begins with the fertilized egg and ends with meiosis 0
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Origin of sporophyte

First appearance:

before 1885
One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90; sporo- + -phyte

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Parts of speech for Sporophyte

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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sporophyte popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Related words

  • 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

  • gametophyte

    the sexual form of a plant in the alternation of generations.

  • sporo-

    (in botany) spore
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