sporophyte
[ spawr-uh-fahyt, spohr- ]
/ ˈspɔr əˌfaɪt, ˈspoʊr- /
noun Botany.
the form of a plant in the alternation of generations that produces asexual spores.
Compare
gametophyte.
OTHER WORDS FROM sporophyte
spo·ro·phyt·ic [spawr-uh-fit-ik, spohr-] /ˌspɔr əˈfɪt ɪk, ˌspoʊr-/, adjectiveWords nearby sporophyte
sporogonium,
sporogony,
sporont,
sporophore,
sporophyll,
sporophyte,
sporoplasm,
sporopollenin,
sporothrix,
sporotrichosis,
sporozoa
Example sentences from the Web for sporophyte
In contrast to the sexual generation this stage is called the spore-bearing generation (sporogonium, sporophyte).
Thus in Pellia the nuclei of the gametophyte have eight chromosomes and those of the sporophyte sixteen.
H, Sporophyte bearing the single sporangium on its upper surface.
The sporophyte may be considered to begin at the stage of nuclear association and end with the nuclear reduction in the basidium.
British Dictionary definitions for sporophyte
sporophyte
/ (ˈspɔːrəʊˌfaɪt, ˈspɒ-) /
noun
the diploid form of plants that have alternation of generations. It develops from a zygote and produces asexual spores
Compare gametophyte
Derived forms of sporophyte
sporophytic (ˌspɔːrəˈfɪtɪk, ˌspɒ-), adjectiveScientific definitions for sporophyte
sporophyte
[ spôr′ə-fīt′ ]
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. See more at alternation of generations gametophyte.