Found 2 items, similar to sporophyte.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: sporophyte sporophyte n : the spore-producing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations
English → English (gcide) Definition: Sporophyte Sporophyte \Spo"ro*phyte\ (sp[=o]"r[-o]*f[imac]t), n. [Spore + Gr. fyto`n plant.] (Bot.) In plants exhibiting alternation of generations, the generation which bears asexual spores; -- opposed to gametophyte. It is not clearly differentiated in the life cycle of the lower plants. -- Spo`ro*phyt"ic, a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]