Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gametophytic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ga-me-to-phyt-ic
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to a gametophyte plant.

adj

Having the characteristics of a sporophyte.

Etymology

Etymology tree English gametophyte Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English gametophytic From gametophyte + -ic.

Derived Forms

gametophytically intergametophytic intragametophytic megagametophytic

Frequently Paired Words

gametangium gamete gametogenesis gametophyte

Antonyms

sporophytic

Questions

What does gametophytic mean?: Of or pertaining to a gametophyte plant.
Where does gametophytic come from?: Etymology tree English gametophyte Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English gametophytic From gametophyte + -ic.

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