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gametophyte

/ɡəmˈitəfˌaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables
ga-me-to-phyte
IPA
/ɡəmˈitəfˌaɪt/
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A plant (or the haploid phase in its life cycle) which produces gametes by mitosis in order to produce a zygote.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From gameto- + -phyte (“plant”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

gametophytes (plural)

Derived Forms

macrogametophyte megagametophyte microgametophyte

Frequently Paired Words

gametangium gamete gametogenesis gametophytic sporophyte

Questions

How do you pronounce gametophyte?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡəmˈitəfˌaɪt/.
What does gametophyte mean?
A plant (or the haploid phase in its life cycle) which produces gametes by mitosis in order to produce a zygote.
Where does gametophyte come from?
From gameto- + -phyte (“plant”).

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