noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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noun
Meaning 1
A plant (or the diploid phase in its life cycle) which produces spores by meiosis in order to produce gametophytes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
the spore-producing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: plant, flora, plant life
History
Etymology
From sporo- (“spore”) + -phyte (“plant”).
Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
esporòfit
— plant which produces spores by meiosis in order to produce gametophytes
Danish:
sporofyt
— plant which produces spores by meiosis in order to produce gametophytes
Dutch:
sporofyt
— plant which produces spores by meiosis in order to produce gametophytes
Faroese:
gróliður
— plant which produces spores by meiosis in order to produce gametophytes
Finnish:
sporofyytti
— plant which produces spores by meiosis in order to produce gametophytes
Finnish:
itiöpolvi
— plant which produces spores by meiosis in order to produce gametophytes
French:
sporophyte
— plant which produces spores by meiosis in order to produce gametophytes
German:
Sporophyt
— plant which produces spores by meiosis in order to produce gametophytes
Greek:
σποριόφυτο
(sporiófyto)
— plant which produces spores by meiosis in order to produce gametophytes
Hungarian:
sporofiton
— plant which produces spores by meiosis in order to produce gametophytes
Hungarian:
ivartalan szakasz
— plant which produces spores by meiosis in order to produce gametophytes
Hungarian:
ivartalan nemzedék
— plant which produces spores by meiosis in order to produce gametophytes
Icelandic:
gróliður
— plant which produces spores by meiosis in order to produce gametophytes
Norwegian:
sporofytt
— plant which produces spores by meiosis in order to produce gametophytes
Portuguese:
esporófito
— plant which produces spores by meiosis in order to produce gametophytes
Spanish:
esporófito
— plant which produces spores by meiosis in order to produce gametophytes
Swedish:
sporofyt
— plant which produces spores by meiosis in order to produce gametophytes
