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megagametophyte

me·ga·ga·metophyte

UK/ˌmɛɡəɡəˈmiːtə(ʊ)faɪt/ US/ˌmɛɡəˈɡæmɪtəfaɪt/ uncommon

noun

1.

the female gametophyte produced by the megaspore of a plant that produces both microspore and megaspores

Origin

From mega- (“large”) + gametophyte, from gamete + -phyte (“plant”).

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