noun
male gametophyte; microgametophyte
Botanical term for the haploid generation that produces male gametes in plants. Used in scientific contexts.
花粉は雄性配偶体の一形態である。
Pollen is a form of male gametophyte.
雄性配偶体は減数分裂後に形成される。
The male gametophyte is formed after meiosis.
Compound of 雄性 (male sex) + 配偶体 (gametophyte). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is a modern scientific coinage.