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oophyte definition

oophyte (ō′ō fīt′, ō′ə-)

noun

in plants undergoing alternation of generations, as ferns or mosses, that generation in which the reproductive organs are developed

Etymology: oo- + -phyte

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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