sporophyte
spo·ro·phyte
noun \-ˌfīt\Definition of SPOROPHYTE
: the diploid multicellular individual or generation of a plant with alternation of generations that begins from a diploid zygote and produces haploid spores by meiotic division — compare gametophyte
— spo·ro·phyt·ic \ˌspȯr-ə-ˈfi-tik\ adjective
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First Known Use: 1886
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