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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any gametophyte that develops from a megaspore.
2. 2
   the female gametophyte produced by the megaspore of a plant that produces both microspore and megaspores wordnet
3. 3
   A female gametophyte.

Etymology

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

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