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Sporophyte: The diploid stage of a plant exhibiting alternation of generations. The diploid, spore producing phase of the plant life cycle.

Seed: Structure produced by some plants in which the next generation sporophyte is surrounded by gametophyte nutritive tissues. An immature sporophyte in an arrested state of development, surround . . . View Full Definition

Microsporangia: Structures of the sporophyte in which microspores are produced by meiosis. In flowering plants the microsporangia are known as anther sacs.

Flowers: The reproductive structures in angiosperm sporophytes where gametophytes are generated.

Capsule: 1. Structure produced around certain bacteria; 2. Structure produced by the bryophyte sporophyte that contains spores produced by meiosis.

Angiosperms: Flowering plants. First appearing at least 110 million years ago from an unknown gymnosperm ancestor, flowering planbts have risen to dominance in most of the worlds floras. The male gametop . . . View Full Definition