microsporophyll

American  

[mahy-kruh-spawr-uh-fil, -spohr-] / ˌmaɪ krəˈspɔr ə fɪl, -ˈspoʊr- /

noun

Botany.

1. a leaflike organ bearing microsporangia.

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microsporophyll British  

/ ˌmaɪkrəʊˈspɔːrəfɪl /

noun

1. a leaf on which the microspores are formed: corresponds to the stamen of a flowering plant Compare megasporophyll

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microsporophyll Scientific  

/ mī′krə-spôr′ə-fĭl′ /

1. A leaflike structure that bears microsporangia, such as those of in the strobili of lycophytes or in the male cones of conifers. The stamens of flowering plants are highly modified microsporophylls.

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Etymology

Origin of microsporophyll

First recorded in 1890–95; micro- + sporophyll