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plant
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sporogenesis
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calyptra
polysporangiophyte
heterospory
phase
liverwort
carposporophyte
diplophyte
sporangium
gametophyte
bisexual
spore
sporophytic
apospory
sporophytes
meiosis
sporogonium
foot
tetrasporophyte
hornwort
alternation of generations
Definitions:
Noun
sporophyte
Definition: the spore-producing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations
Definition: A plant (or the diploid phase in its life cycle) which produces spores by meiosis in order to produce gametophytes.