Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "sporophyte" ita ce tazarar jima'i, mai haifar da spore a cikin tsarin rayuwar tsirrai da algae, yawanci rinjaye a cikin tsarar diploid. A cikin mafi sauƙi, yana nufin mataki na shuka ko algae wanda ke samar da spores don haifuwa. Wannan mataki yana da alaƙa da kasancewar sporangium, wanda shine tsarin da ya ƙunshi kuma ya saki spores. Matsayin sporophyte yana biye da matakin gametophyte a cikin yanayin rayuwar tsirrai da algae.