About The Word Sporophyte
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Sporophyte
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What's The Definition Of Sporophyte?
[n] the spore-producing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations
Synonyms | Synonyms for Sporophyte: Related Terms | Find terms related to Sporophyte: See Also | flora | plant | plant life Sporophyte In Webster's Dictionary \Spo"ro*phyte\, n. [Spore + Gr. ? plant.] (Bot.)
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. -- {Spo`ro*phyt"ic}, a.
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