haplobiont

noun

hap·​lo·​bi·​ont

¦haplō¦bīˌänt,

haˈplōbēˌänt

plural -s

: a plant producing only sexual haploid individuals compare diplobiont, haplont

haplobiontic

¦hap(ˌ)lōˌbī¦äntik

ha¦plōbē¦äntik

adjective

Word History

Etymology

hapl- + -biont

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Rhymes for haplobiont

• noncompliant
• supergiant
• client
• giant
• pliant
• scient
• compliant
• defiant
• reliant
• suppliant