Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sporophytic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sporo-phyt-ic
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to a sporophyte plant.

adj

Having the characteristics of a sporophyte.

Etymology

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

Derived Forms

sporophytically tetrasporophytic

Frequently Paired Words

sporangium spore sporogenesis sporophyte

Antonyms

gametophytic

Questions

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

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