Definitions for "Sporophyte"
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.
diploid life phase that produces haploid spores (asexual reproduction)
n. (Gr. sporo, a seed; phyton, plant) the diploid spore-producing phase in plants with alternation of generations.