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sporophyte
[ spawr-uh-fahyt, spohr- ]
/ ˈspɔr əˌfaɪt, ˈspoʊr- /
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noun Botany.
the form of a plant in the alternation of generations that produces asexual spores.
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OTHER WORDS FROM sporophyte
spo·ro·phyt·ic [spawr-uh-fit-ik, spohr-], /ˌspɔr əˈfɪt ɪk, ˌspoʊr-/, adjectiveWords nearby sporophyte
sporogonium, sporogony, sporont, sporophore, sporophyll, sporophyte, sporoplasm, sporopollenin, sporotrichosis, -sporous, Sporozoa
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How to use sporophyte in a sentence
H, Sporophyte bearing the single sporangium on its upper surface.
The sporophyte may be considered to begin at the stage of nuclear association and end with the nuclear reduction in the basidium.
In contrast to the sexual generation this stage is called the spore-bearing generation (sporogonium, sporophyte).
Thus in Pellia the nuclei of the gametophyte have eight chromosomes and those of the sporophyte sixteen.
British Dictionary definitions for sporophyte
sporophyte
/ (ˈspɔːrəʊˌfaɪt, ˈspɒ-) /
noun
the diploid form of plants that have alternation of generations. It develops from a zygote and produces asexual sporesCompare gametophyte
Derived forms of sporophyte
sporophytic (ˌspɔːrəˈfɪtɪk, ˌspɒ-), adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Scientific definitions for sporophyte
sporophyte
[ spôr′ə-fīt′ ]
Among organisms which display an alternation of generations (such as plants, fungi, and certain algae), the individual diploid organism that produces spores. A sporophyte develops from an embryo resulting from the union of two gametes. Each of its cells has two sets of chromosomes, as opposed to the haploid gametophyte generation. See more at alternation of generations gametophyte.
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