sporophyte

American  

[spawr-uh-fahyt, spohr-] / ˈspɔr əˌfaɪt, ˈspoʊr- /

noun

Botany.

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

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sporophyte British  

/ ˈspɔːrəʊˌfaɪt, ˈspɒ-, ˌspɒ- /

noun

1. the diploid form of plants that have alternation of generations. It develops from a zygote and produces asexual spores Compare gametophyte

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sporophyte Scientific  

/ spôr′ə-fīt′ /

1. 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.

2. See more at alternation of generations gametophyte

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Other Word Forms

• sporophytic
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of sporophyte

First recorded in 1885–90; sporo- + -phyte

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Compare meaning

How does sporophyte compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

• sporophyte vs. gametophyte

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

sporophyte

Meiosis of cells in the sporophyte produces 1n spores, completing the cycle.

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The zygote develops into a long and slender sporophyte that eventually splits open, releasing spores.

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The zygote undergoes mitosis, producing a multicellular sporophyte.

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The haploid gametophyte alternates with the diploid sporophyte during the sexual reproduction process of angiosperms.

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The matter is complicated by the apogamous transition from gametophyte to sporophyte in the absence of the ascogonium; also by the fact that there are normally two fusions in the life-history as mentioned earlier.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various

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