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sporophyte Definition

spo·ro·phyte (--fīt′)

noun

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

Etymology: sporo- + -phyte

sporophyte Related Forms
spo′·ro·phyt′ic (--fit′ik) adjective
sporophyte Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • call: The plant producing the spores is called the sporophyte.

Modifies a noun

  • plant: In Britain there are no more than two dozen individual sporophyte plants, living in about a dozen places.