Sporophyte
Pronunciation : Spo"ro*phyte
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: In plants exhibiting alternation of generations, the generation which bears asexual spores; -- opposed to gametophyte. It is not clearly differentiated in the life cycle of the lower plants. -- Spo`ro*phyt"ic (#), a.
[Spore + Gr. plant.] (Bot.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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