gametophyte

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Etymology [edit]

From gamete +‎ -phyte

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gametophyte (plural gametophytes)

  1. (botany) A plant (or the haploid phase in its life cycle) which produces gametes by mitosis in order to produce a zygote.

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plant which produces gametes

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