Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

haplobiontic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hap-lo-bion-tic
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a plant or fungus: having either a haploid or a diploid phase (but not both) in its life cycle, and thus lacking any alternation of generations.

Example Sentences

"The algal ancestors of land plants were probably haplobiontic."

Frequently Paired Words

haplobiont

Questions

What does haplobiontic mean?: Of a plant or fungus: having either a haploid or a diploid phase (but not both) in its life cycle, and thus lacking any alternation of generations.

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