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haplophyte

haplophyte adjective: having the normal number of chromosomes characteristic of the organism's gametes.

Adjective

haplophyte (not comparable)

  1. Having the normal number of chromosomes characteristic of the organism's gametes

Noun

haplophyte (plural haplophytes)

  1. Such an organism

Forms of haplophyte

pluralhaplophytes

Origin of haplophyte

From haplo- (“single; simple”) + -phyte (“plant”).

Questions about haplophyte

What does haplophyte mean?
Haplophyte means having the normal number of chromosomes characteristic of the organism's gametes.
What part of speech is haplophyte?
Haplophyte can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near haplophyte in the dictionary

  1. haploperox
  2. haploperoxes
  3. haplophase
  4. haplophases
  5. haplophasic
  6. haplophyte
  7. haplophytes
  8. haplopia
  9. haploporid
  10. haploporids
  11. haploproficiency

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