spo·ro·phyll (spôr  -f l , sp r-)n. A leaf or leaflike organ that bears spores. |
sporophyll, sporophyl [ˈspɔːrəʊfɪl ˈspɒ-]
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a leaf in ferns and other spore-bearing plants that bears the sporangia See also megasporophyll, microsporophyll
| sporophyll (spôr-fl) A leaf or leaflike organ that bears sporangia. |
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| Noun | 1. | sporophyll - leaf in ferns and mosses that bears the sporangia megasporophyll - in non-flowering plants, a sporophyll that bears only megasporangia microsporophyll - in non-flowering plants, a sporophyll that bears only microsporangia |
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