Definition of Gametophite
Ga*me"to*phyte (?), n. [Gamete +
Gr. fyto`n plant.] (Bot.) In the alternation of
generations in plants, that generation or phase which bears sex
organs. In the lower plants, as the algæ, the gametophyte is the
conspicuous part of the plant body; in mosses it is the so-called moss
plant; in ferns it is reduced to a small, early perishing body; and in
seed plants it is usually microscopic or rudimentary.
Ga*me"to*phyte (?), n. [Gamete +
Gr. fyto`n plant.] (Bot.) In the alternation of
generations in plants, that generation or phase which bears sex
organs. In the lower plants, as the algæ, the gametophyte is the
conspicuous part of the plant body; in mosses it is the so-called moss
plant; in ferns it is reduced to a small, early perishing body; and in
seed plants it is usually microscopic or rudimentary.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (biology) the plant, or the phase in its life cycle, in which it produces gametes in order to reproduce
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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