megasporophyll

American

[meg-uh-spawr-uh-fil, -spohr-] / ˌmɛg əˈspɔr ə fɪl, -ˈspoʊr- /

noun

Botany.

a sporophyll producing megasporangia only.

megasporophyll British

/ ˌmɛɡəˈspɔːrəfɪl /

noun

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

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megasporophyll Scientific

/ mĕg′ə-spôr′ə-fĭl′ /

A leaflike structure that bears megasporangia.

Etymology

Origin of megasporophyll

First recorded in 1895–1900; mega- + sporophyll

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