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microsporophyll
[ mahy-kruh-spawr-uh-fil, -spohr- ]
noun
, Botany.
- a leaflike organ bearing microsporangia.
microsporophyll
/ ˌmaɪkrəʊˈspɔːrəfɪl /
noun
- See megasporophylla leaf on which the microspores are formed: corresponds to the stamen of a flowering plant Compare megasporophyll
microsporophyll
/ mī′krə-spôr′ə-fĭl′ /
- 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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Word History and Origins
Origin of microsporophyll1
First recorded in 1890–95; micro- + sporophyll
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Word History and Origins
Origin of microsporophyll1
C19: from micro- + sporophyll
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