microsporophyll

[ mahy-kruh-spawr-uh-fil, -spohr- ]

nounBotany.
  1. a leaflike organ bearing microsporangia.

Origin of microsporophyll

1
First recorded in 1890–95; micro- + sporophyll

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British Dictionary definitions for microsporophyll

microsporophyll

/ (ˌmaɪkrəʊˈspɔːrəfɪl) /


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

Origin of microsporophyll

1
C19: from micro- + sporophyll

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Scientific definitions for microsporophyll

microsporophyll

[ mī′krə-spôrə-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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