GAMETOPHYTE


Meaning of GAMETOPHYTE in English

— gametophytic /geuh mee'teuh fit"ik, gam'i-/ , adj.

/geuh mee"teuh fuyt', gam"i-/ , n. Bot.

the sexual form of a plant in the alternation of generations. Cf. sporophyte .

[ 1890-95; GAMETO- + -PHYTE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .