n.
Pronunciation: - ˌ f ī t
Function: noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary
Date: 1886
: the diploid multicellular individual or generation of a plant with alternation of generations that begins from a diploid zygote and produces haploid spores by meiotic division ― compare GAMETOPHYTE
– spo · ro · phyt · ic \ ˌ spo ̇ r- ə - ' fi-tik \ adjective