sporophyll

American

[spawr-uh-fil, spohr-] / ˈspɔr ə fɪl, ˈspoʊr- /

Or sporophyl

noun

Botany.

a modified leaf that bears sporangia.

sporophyll British

/ ˈspɔːrəʊfɪl, ˈspɒ- /

noun

a leaf in ferns and other spore-bearing plants that bears the sporangia See also megasporophyll microsporophyll

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sporophyll Scientific

/ spôr′ə-fĭl′ /

A leaf or leaflike organ that bears sporangia.

Other Word Forms

sporophyllary

adjective

Etymology

Origin of sporophyll

First recorded in 1885–90; sporo- + -phyll

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