- megagametophyte
- noun Date: 1915 the female gametophyte produced by a megaspore
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megagametophyte
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megagametophyte — megagametophytic /meg euh geuh mee teuh fit ik, gam i /, adj. /meg euh geuh mee teuh fuyt /, n. Bot. the female gametophyte in seed plants. [1930 35; MEGA + GAMETOPHYTE] * * * … Universalium
megagametophyte — noun a) Any gametophyte that develops from a megaspore b) A female gametophyte … Wiktionary
megagametophyte — mega·ga·me·to·phyte (meg″ə gə meґto fīt) [mega + gameto + phyte] the female gametophyte in heterosporous plants, developed from the megaspore … Medical dictionary
megagametophyte — Mass of haploid cellular tissue surrounding the embryo in a gymnosperm seed; analogous in function but not in origin to the endosperm of angiosperm seeds … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
megagametophyte — mega·gametophyte … English syllables
megagametophyte — meg•a•ga•me•to•phyte [[t]ˌmɛg ə gəˈmi təˌfaɪt[/t]] n. bot the female gametophyte in seed plants • Etymology: 1930–35 meg a•ga•me to•phyt′ic gəˌmi təˈfɪt ɪk, ˌgæm ɪ adj … From formal English to slang
megagametophyte — The female gametophyte; the plant that develops from a megaspore … Glossary of Biotechnology
megagametophyte — noun the female gametophyte produced by the megaspore of a plant that produces both microspore and megaspores • Hypernyms: ↑gametophyte … Useful english dictionary
Ovule — This article is about the plant structure. For animal ovules, see ovum. Micropyle and Ovular redirect here. For the structure in animals, see Micropyle (zoology). For the shape, see oval. Location of ovules inside a Helleborus foetidus flower… … Wikipedia
angiosperm — /an jee euh sperrm /, n. Bot. a plant having its seeds enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant. Cf. gymnosperm. [ANGIO + SPERM] * * * ▪ plant Introduction any member of the more than 300,000 species of flowering plants (division Anthophyta) … Universalium
