Gametophore


[guh-mee-tuh-fawr, -fohr, gam-i-] /gəˈmi təˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr, ˈgæm ɪ-/

noun, Botany.
1.
a part or structure bearing gametangia.
/ɡəˈmiːtəʊˌfɔː/
noun
1.
the part of a plant that bears the reproductive organs
gametophore
(gə-mē’tə-fôr’)
A structure, as in liverworts and mosses, on which gametangia are borne.

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