In other words, the moss sporophyte acts as a parasite on the gametophyte (Fred W. Emerson).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
phyte — pro·to·phyte; psam·mo·phyte; psi·lo·phyte; psy·chro·phyte; pte·rid·o·phyte; py·ro·phyte; sapr·o·phyte; schizo·phyte; scio·phyte; scle·ro·phyte; so·ma·to·phyte; sper·ma·phyte; sper·mato·phyte; sper·mo·phyte; spo·ro·phyte; tet·ra·spo·ro·phyte;… … English syllables
sporophyte — spo·ro·phyte … English syllables
sporophyte — spo·ro·phyte .fīt n an individual or generation of a plant exhibiting alternation of generations that bears asexual spores, is usu. not clearly differentiated in algae and fungi, and in vascular plants is the conspicuous form ordinarily seen… … Medical dictionary
sporophyte — spo•ro•phyte [[t]ˈspɔr əˌfaɪt, ˈspoʊr [/t]] n. bot the form of a plant in the alternation of generations that produces asexual spores Compare gametophyte • Etymology: 1885–90 spo ro•phyt′ic ˈfɪt ɪk adj … From formal English to slang
ro — neu·ro·anatomic; neu·ro·anatomist; neu·ro·anatomy; neu·ro·bio·tac·tic; neu·ro·bio·taxis; neu·ro·blast; neu·ro·blas·to·ma; neu·ro·canal; neu·ro·central; neu·ro·centrum; neu·ro·chondrite; neu·ro·chord; neu·ro·circulatory; neu·ro·coele;… … English syllables
ra — ra·chid·i·an; ra·chi·form; ra·chi·glos·sa; ra·chil·la; ra·chi·o·dont; ra·chi·om·e·ter; ra·chi·on; ra·chis; ra·chis·chi·sis; ra·chit·ic; ra·chi·tis; ra·chit·o·mi; ra·cial; ra·cial·ism; ra·cial·ist; ra·cial·is·tic; ra·ci·al·i·ty; ra·cial·iza·tion;… … English syllables
tet — al·lo·tet·ra·ploid; ap·a·tet·ic; cen·tet·i·dae; cy·clo·octa·tet·ra·ene; di·e·tet·ic; di·e·tet·i·cal·ly; di·e·tet·ics; ex·ul·tet; fus·tet; mi·gra·tet·ic; mi·gra·tet·ics; moor·tet·ter; mo·tet; mot·tet·to; nepho·tet·tix; oc·tet; or·tet;… … English syllables
Sporophyte — Spo ro*phyte (sp[=o] r[ o]*f[imac]t), n. [Spore + Gr. fyto n plant.] (Bot.) In plants exhibiting alternation of generations, the generation which bears asexual spores; opposed to {gametophyte}. It is not clearly differentiated in the life cycle… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sporophytic — Sporophyte Spo ro*phyte (sp[=o] r[ o]*f[imac]t), n. [Spore + Gr. fyto n plant.] (Bot.) In plants exhibiting alternation of generations, the generation which bears asexual spores; opposed to {gametophyte}. It is not clearly differentiated in the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tetrasporophyte — tet·ra·spo·ro·phyte … English syllables
