SPOROPHYTE


Meaning of SPOROPHYTE in English

— sporophytic /spawr'euh fit"ik, spohr'-/ , adj.

/spawr"euh fuyt', spohr"-/ , n. Bot.

the form of a plant in the alternation of generations that produces asexual spores. Cf. gametophyte .

[ 1885-90; SPORO- + -PHYTE ]

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