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megasporophyll

[meg-uh-spawr-uh-fil, -spohr-]

noun

Botany.

  1. a sporophyll producing megasporangia only.

megasporophyll

/ ˌɛɡəˈɔːəɪ /

noun

  1. a leaf on which the megaspores are formed: corresponds to the carpel of a flowering plant Compare microsporophyll

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

megasporophyll

  1. A leaflike structure that bears megasporangia.

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of megasporophyll1

First recorded in 1895–1900; mega- + sporophyll
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of megasporophyll1

C20: from mega- + sporophyll

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