gametophyte

English

Etymology

From gamete +‎ -phyte (“plant”)

Noun

gametophyte (plural gametophytes)

(botany) A plant (or the haploid phase in its life cycle) which produces gametes by mitosis in order to produce a zygote.

Related terms

Translations

plant which produces gametes

Basque: gametofito
French: gamétophyte (fr)
Hungarian: gametofiton

Italian: gametofito
Portuguese: gametófito
Spanish: gametofito, gametófito

See also

sporophyte

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