Etymology

microgametophyte

mi·cro·ga·me·to·phyte

Today it means: Any gametophyte that develops from a microspore. Full definition →

English gamete ← Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-) ← Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Englishgamete
  6. English todaymicrogametophyte

From micro- (“small”, prefix) + gamete (“reproductive cell”) + -o- (linking vowel) + -phyte (“plant”, suffix).

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