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Oophyte
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What's The Definition Of Oophyte?Synonyms | Synonyms for Oophyte: Related Terms | Find terms related to Oophyte: See Also | Oophyte In Webster's Dictionary \O"["o]*phyte\, n. [Gr. w,'o`n an egg + fyto`n a plant.]
(Bot.)
Any plant of a proposed class or grand division (collectively
termed o["o]phytes or O["o]phyta), which have their sexual
reproduction accomplished by motile antherozoids acting on
o["o]spheres, either while included in their o["o]gonia or
after exclusion.
Note: This class was at first called {O["o]spore[ae]}, and is
made to include all alg[ae] and fungi which have this
kind of reproduction, however they may differ in all
other respects, the contrasted classes of Thallophytes
being Protophytes, Zygophytes, and Carpophytes. The
whole system has its earnest advocates, but is rejected
by many botanists. See {Carpophyte}.
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