Definition
oophytic
adjective
- of, relating to, or characteristic of an oophyte (the egg-producing or female gametophyte generation in plants with alternation of generations)
Usage: botanical; technical
Examples
- The oophytic generation in ferns produces the archegonia that contain the egg cells.
- In mosses, the oophytic stage is the dominant, visible form of the plant.
- The oophytic tissue develops within the ovule of flowering plants.
- Botanists study oophytic structures to understand plant reproduction and evolution.