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配偶体 (はいぐうたい) Japanese meaning | 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

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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.