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microsporophyll

[ mahy-kruh-spawr-uh-fil, -spohr- ]

noun

, Botany.
  1. a leaflike organ bearing microsporangia.

microsporophyll

/ 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

/ 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.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of microsporophyll1

First recorded in 1890–95; micro- + sporophyll
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Word History and Origins

Origin of microsporophyll1

C19: from micro- + sporophyll

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