SPOROPHYTE


Meaning of SPOROPHYTE in English

ˈspōrəˌfīt, -pȯr- noun

( -s )

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary spor- + -phyte

: an individual or generation of a plant exhibiting alternation of generations that bears asexual spores, is usually not clearly differentiated in algae and fungi, is represented by the sporogonium in bryophytes, and in vascular plants in the conspicuous form ordinarily known — distinguished from gametophyte

• spo·ro·phyt·ic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|fid.ik adjective

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