oophyte
noun
oo·phyte
\ˈōəˌfīt\
Definition of oophyte
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: 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
oophytic
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Origin and Etymology of oophyte
o- + -phyte
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