Diplophyte

/ˈdɪpləˌfaɪt/ noun

Definition

A plant that spends most of its life in the diploid (paired-chromosome) stage, with the haploid stage appearing only briefly during reproduction.

Etymology

From Greek 'diplos' (double) + 'phyte' (plant). A botanical term classifying plants by their reproductive and life-cycle strategy.

Kelly Says

Most plants we see—flowers, trees, ferns—are diplophytes, spending their whole visible life with paired chromosomes. But the mosses and liverworts do the opposite!

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