: the haploid multicellular individual or generation of a plant or alga with alternation of generations that begins with a haploid spore, produces gametes by mitotic division, and ends with fertilization producing a diploid zygote and that constitutes the visibly dominant form in mosses and algae, exists as an independent plant body in ferns and ...
Conceit. Definition: A conceit is a kind of metaphor that compares two very unlike things in a surprising and clever way. Often, conceits are extended metaphors that dominate an entire passage or poem. Metaphysical poet John Donne was known for his conceits (often called metaphysical conceits).
conâ¢duit. 1. a pipe, tube, or natural channel for conveying water or other fluid. 2. a channel through which anything is conveyed: a conduit for information. 3. a structure containing ducts for electrical conductors or cables.