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sporophyte

/spˈɔɹfˌaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.71 in modern English

Syllables
sporo-phyte
IPA
/spˈɔɹfˌaɪt/
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A plant (or the diploid phase in its life cycle) which produces spores by meiosis in order to produce gametophytes.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From sporo- (“spore”) + -phyte (“plant”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

sporophytes (plural)

Derived Forms

tetrasporophyte

Frequently Paired Words

megasporophyte sporangium spore sporogenesis sporophytic gametophyte

Rhymes With

hemimorphite

Questions

How do you pronounce sporophyte?
The recorded pronunciation is /spˈɔɹfˌaɪt/.
What does sporophyte mean?
A plant (or the diploid phase in its life cycle) which produces spores by meiosis in order to produce gametophytes.
Where does sporophyte come from?
From sporo- (“spore”) + -phyte (“plant”).

How to pronounce sporophyte

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