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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

/ ə-ŧ′ə-ô′ /

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

  • ˌٴˈǰ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ··ٴ·ǰ· [g, uh, -mee-t, uh, -, fawr, -ik, -, for, -, gam-i-], adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of gametophore1

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

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