Sporophyte \Spo"ro*phyte\ (sp[=o]"r[-o]*f[imac]t), n. [Spore +
Gr. fyto`n 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.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]