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gametophore

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ga·me·to·phore  (g-mt-fôr, -fr)
n.
A structure, as in liverworts and mosses, on which gametangia are borne.

ga·meto·phoric (-fôrk, -fr-) adj.

gametophore [gəˈmiːtəʊˌfɔː]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) the part of a plant that bears the reproductive organs
gametophoric  adj

gametophore  (g-mt-fôr)
A structure, as in liverworts and mosses, on which gametangia are borne.
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Noun1.gametophore - a modified branch bearing gametangia as in the thalloid liverworts
reproductive structure - the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction
antheridiophore - gametophore bearing antheridia as in certain mosses and liverworts


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Against such a simple interpretation, Celakovsky classified the production of a leafy gametophore from a moss protonema as an alternation of homologous shoots.
 
 
 
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