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microsporophyll

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

noun

Botany.

  1. a leaflike organ bearing microsporangia.

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.

Etymology

Origin of microsporophyll

First recorded in 1890–95; micro- + sporophyll

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The outermost series of the essential organs, collectively termed the androecium, is composed of the microsporophylls known as the staminal leaves or stamens.

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