Spo″ro‐phyte (?), n. [Spore + Gr. � plant.] (Bot.) In plants exhibiting alternation of generations, the generation which bears asexual spores; — opposed to gametophyte. It is not clearly differentiated in the life cycle of the lower plants. — Spo′ro‐phyt″ic (#), a.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.