megasporophyll

[ meg-uh-spawr-uh-fil, -spohr- ]

/ ˌmɛg əˈspɔr ə fɪl, -ˈspoʊr- /

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noun Botany.

a sporophyll producing megasporangia only.

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Origin of megasporophyll

First recorded in 1895–1900; mega- + sporophyll

Words nearby megasporophyll

megasporangium, megaspore, megaspore mother cell, megasporocyte, megasporogenesis, megasporophyll, megass, megastar, megastructure, megathere, megatherium

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British Dictionary definitions for megasporophyll

megasporophyll

/ (ˌmɛɡəˈspɔːrəfɪl) /

noun

a leaf on which the megaspores are formed: corresponds to the carpel of a flowering plantCompare microsporophyll

Word Origin for megasporophyll

C20: from mega- + sporophyll

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Scientific definitions for megasporophyll

megasporophyll

[ mĕg′ə-spôr′ə-fĭl′ ]

A leaflike structure that bears megasporangia.