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配偶体 (haiguutai) Japanese meaning: gametophyte | Kotomora

配はい偶ぐう体たい

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Meanings

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gametophyte

Botanical term for the haploid generation in plants and algae that produces gametes. Contrasts with 胞子体 (sporophyte).

コケ植しょく物ぶつでは配はい偶ぐう体たいが目め立だつ世せ代だいで

ある

。

In bryophytes, the gametophyte is the conspicuous generation.

Kanji

配distribute, spouse, exile
偶accidentally, even number, couple
体body, substance, object

Related words

胞ほう子し体たい
Sporophyte: the diploid spore-producing generation in plants, contrasting with the gametophyte.

Word family

雄ゆう性せい配はい偶ぐう体たい
male gametophyte; microgametophyte
雌し性せい配はい偶ぐう体たい
female gametophyte; megagametophyte

Built from

配はい偶ぐう+体たい

Etymology

Compound of 配偶 (haigū, 'mating, pairing') and 体 (tai, 'body, form'), likely a calque from German or English botanical terminology.