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A modified branch bearing gametangia as in the thalloid liverworts
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gametophore
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n. (context botany English) in ferns, the bearer of sex organs
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The word gametophore , also known as gametangiophore, is composed of gametangium and "phore" (Greek Φορά, "to be carried"). In moss and fern (Archegoniata) the gametophore is the bearer of the sex organs ( gametangia ), the female archegonia and the male ...
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gametophore \gametophore\ n. (Biol.) A modified branch bearing gametangia as in the thalloid liverworts.
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n. a modified branch bearing gametangia as in the thalloid liverworts