mi·cro·spo·ro·phyll (m  kr -spôr -f l, -sp r-)n. A leaflike structure that bears microsporangia. |
microsporophyll [ˌmaɪkrəʊˈspɔːrəfɪl]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a leaf on which the microspores are formed: corresponds to the stamen of a flowering plant Compare megasporophyll
[from micro- + sporophyll]
| microsporophyll (mkr-spôr-fl) 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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| Noun | 1. | microsporophyll - in non-flowering plants, a sporophyll that bears only microsporangia sporophyl, sporophyll - leaf in ferns and mosses that bears the sporangia |
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