GAMETE


Meaning of GAMETE in English

/ ˈgæmiːt; NAmE / noun

( biology ) a male or female cell that joins with a cell of the opposite sex to form a zygote (= a single cell that develops into a person, animal or plant)

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WORD ORIGIN

late 19th cent.: from modern Latin gameta , from Greek gametē wife, gametēs husband, from gamos marriage.

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