gametophore

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noun

in ferns, the bearer of sex organs

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Meanings

noungametophore (plural gametophores)

plural gametophores

  1. biologyin ferns, the bearer of sex organs

Origin

From gameto- + -phore.

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APA

gametophore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gametophore

MLA

“gametophore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gametophore. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gametophore,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gametophore.

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