gametophyte
ga·me·to·phyte
noun \gə-ˈmē-tə-ˌfīt\Definition of GAMETOPHYTE
: the haploid multicellular individual or generation of a plant with alternation of generations that begins with a haploid spore, produces gametes by mitotic division, and ends with fertilization producing a diploid zygote and that constitutes the visibly dominant form in mosses and algae, exists as an independent plant body in ferns and their relatives, and is reduced to a microscopic or rudimentary state in seed plants — compare sporophyte
— ga·me·to·phyt·ic \-ˌmē-tə-ˈfi-tik\ adjective
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First Known Use: circa 1889
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