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megagametophyte

/ˌmɛɡəɡəˈmitəˌfaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
megaga-me-to-phyte
IPA
/ˌmɛɡəɡəˈmitəˌfaɪt/
29
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any gametophyte that develops from a megaspore.

noun

A female gametophyte.

Etymology

From mega- (“large”) + gametophyte, from gamete + -phyte (“plant”).

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌmɛɡəɡəˈmitəˌfaɪt/
  • British English: /ˌmɛɡəɡəˈmiːtə(ʊ)faɪt/

Inflected Forms

megagametophytes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

megagametophytic

Questions

How do you pronounce megagametophyte?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɛɡəɡəˈmitəˌfaɪt/.
What does megagametophyte mean?
Any gametophyte that develops from a megaspore.
Where does megagametophyte come from?
From mega- (“large”) + gametophyte, from gamete + -phyte (“plant”).

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