oophyte
noun
oo·phyte
ˈōəˌfīt
plural -s
: the sexual generation in the life cycle of an archegoniate plant (as a moss, fern, liverwort) : the stage in which sexual organs are developed compare gametophyte, sporophyte
oophytic adjective
¦ōə¦fitik
Word History
Etymology
o- + -phyte