"gametophyte" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gametophytes [plural]
Etymology: From gameto- + -phyte (“plant”). Etymology templates: {{confix|en|gameto|phyte|t2=plant}} gameto- + -phyte (“plant”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} gametophyte (plural gametophytes)
  1. (botany) A plant (or the haploid phase in its life cycle) which produces gametes by mitosis in order to produce a zygote. Wikipedia link: gametophyte Categories (topical): Botany Related terms: gametangium, gamete, gametogenesis, gametophytic, sporophyte Translations (plant which produces gametes): gametofito (Basque), gametofyt [masculine] (Dutch), gametofyytti (Finnish), gamétophyte (French), gametofiton (Hungarian), ivaros szakasz (Hungarian), ivaros nemzedék (Hungarian), gametofito (Italian), gametófito (Portuguese), gametofito (Spanish), gametófito (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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