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gametophore

gametophore noun: in ferns, the bearer of sex organs.

Noun

gametophore (plural gametophores)

  1. in ferns, the bearer of sex organs

Forms of gametophore

pluralgametophores

Origin of gametophore

From gameto- + -phore.

Questions about gametophore

What does gametophore mean?
Gametophore means in ferns, the bearer of sex organs.
What part of speech is gametophore?
Gametophore is a noun.
What is the plural of gametophore?
The plural of gametophore is gametophores.

Words near gametophore in the dictionary

  1. gametologous
  2. gametologs
  3. gametologue
  4. gametologues
  5. gametophobia
  6. gametophore
  7. gametophores
  8. gametophoric
  9. gametophyte
  10. gametophytes
  11. gametophytic

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