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gametophore

[guh-mee-tuh-fawr, -fohr, gam-i-]

noun

Botany.
  1. a part or structure bearing gametangia.



gametophore

/ ɡəˈːəʊˌɔː /

noun

  1. the part of a plant that bears the reproductive organs

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

gametophore

  1. A structure, as in liverworts and mosses, on which gametangia are borne.

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • gametophoric adjective
  • ˌٴˈǰ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of gametophore1

First recorded in 1890–95; gameto- + -phore

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