gametophore
/ɡəˈmiːtəˌfɔːr/
noun
- A structure in certain plants (like mosses) that bears the organs that produce gametes.
- Water is needed for sperm to swim from one gametophore to another in mosses.
- In the lab, we examined a gametophore under the microscope to find the reproductive cells.
- The gametophore of a moss looks like a tiny green stem with leaves.