Sporophyte

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The spore-producing phase in the life cycle of a plant that exhibits alternation of generations.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A plant (or the diploid phase in its life cycle) which produces spores by meiosis in order to produce gametophytes.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. In plants exhibiting alternation of generations, the generation which bears asexual spores; -- opposed to gametophyte. It is not clearly differentiated in the life cycle of the lower plants.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In botany, the segment or stage of the life-cycle of the higher cryptogams (Pteridophyta, Bryophyta) in which the non-sexual organs of reproduction are borne
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the spore-producing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations
    • Antonym
    gametophyte   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    plant    flora    plant life   
    Cross Reference
    gametophyte   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    hemimorphite   
     
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