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gametangium
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gametocyte
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gametophyte
ga·me·to·phyte [ gə mtə ft ] (plural ga·me·to·phytes)


noun 
Definition:
 
phase producing male and female cells: in the life cycle of organisms such as mosses, fungi, and algae which have two distinct alternating forms, the form in which sex organs and gametes are produced

ga·me·to·phyt·ic [ gə mtə fíttik ] adjective
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