noun🔗ShareEsporófitoA plant (or the diploid phase in its life cycle) which produces spores by meiosis in order to produce gametophytes."The fern we saw in the forest was a sporophyte, releasing spores from the underside of its leaves to eventually grow into new, smaller gametophyte plants. "El helecho que vimos en el bosque era un esporófito, que liberaba esporas de la parte inferior de sus hojas para eventualmente crecer en nuevas plantas gametofitas más pequeñas.plantbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading