MEGAGAMETOPHYTE

megagametophyte

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

megagametophyte (plural megagametophytes)

(biology) Any gametophyte that develops from a megaspore.

(biology) A female gametophyte.

Source: Wiktionary



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