oo·phyte
| \ ˈōəˌfīt \
plural -s
Definition of oophyte
: the sexual generation in the life cycle of an archegoniate plant (as a moss, fern, liverwort) : the stage in which sexual organs are developed — compare gametophyte, sporophyte
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