Defn: A sexual cell or germ cell; a conjugating cell which unites with another of like or unlike character to form a new individual. In Bot., gamete designates esp. the similar sex cells of the lower thallophytes which unite by conjugation, forming a zygospore. The gametes of higher plants are of two sorts, sperm (male) and egg (female); their union is called fertilization, and the resulting zygote an oöspore. In Zoöl., gamete is most commonly used of the sexual cells of certain Protozoa, though also extended to the germ cells of higher forms.
GAMETOPHYTE
Ga*me"to*phyte, n. [Gamete + Gr. fyto`n plant.] (Bot.)
Defn: In the alternation of generations in plants, that generation or phase which bears sex organs. In the lower plants, as the algæ, the gametophyte is the conspicuous part of the plant body; in mosses it is the so-called moss plant; in ferns it is reduced to a small, early perishing body; and in seed plants it is usually microscopic or rudimentary.
GAMIC
Gam"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Biol.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or resulting from, sexual connection; formed by the union of the male and female elements.
GAMIN
Gam"in, n. Etym: [F.]
Defn: A neglected and untrained city boy; a young street Arab.
In Japan, the gamins run after you, and say, 'Look at the Chinaman.'
L. Oliphant.
GAMING
Gam"ing, n.
Defn: The act or practice of playing games for stakes or wagers; gambling.
GAMMA
Gam"ma, n.