Main Entry: gam·ete

Pronunciation: \ˈga-ˌmēt also gə-ˈmēt\

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin gameta, from Greek gametēs husband, from gamein to marry

Date: 1886

: a mature male or female germ cell usually possessing a haploid chromosome set and capable of initiating formation of a new diploid individual by fusion with a gamete of the opposite sex

— ga·met·ic \gə-ˈme-tik, -ˈmē-\ adjective

— ga·met·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb