1. 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.