haplont

[ hap-lont ]
/ ˈhæp lɒnt /

noun Biology.

the haploid individual in a life cycle that has a diploid and a haploid phase.

Origin of haplont

1915–20; hapl- + -ont (cf. onto-)

British Dictionary definitions for haplont

haplont
/ (ˈhæplɒnt) /

noun

biology an organism, esp a plant, that has the haploid number of chromosomes in its somatic cells

Derived forms of haplont

haplontic, adjective