Megagametophyte
/ˌmɛɡəɡəˈmiːtə(ʊ)faɪt/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any gametophyte that develops from a megaspore.
- 2 the female gametophyte produced by the megaspore of a plant that produces both microspore and megaspores wordnet
- 3 A female gametophyte.
Etymology
From mega- (“large”) + gametophyte, from gamete + -phyte (“plant”).