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microsporophyll

microsporophyll noun: a leaflike organ that bears one or more microsporangia.

Noun

microsporophyll (plural microsporophylls)

  1. A leaflike organ that bears one or more microsporangia.

Forms of microsporophyll

pluralmicrosporophylls

Origin of microsporophyll

From micro- + sporophyll.

Questions about microsporophyll

What does microsporophyll mean?
Microsporophyll means a leaflike organ that bears one or more microsporangia.
What part of speech is microsporophyll?
Microsporophyll is a noun.
What is the plural of microsporophyll?
The plural of microsporophyll is microsporophylls.

Words near microsporophyll in the dictionary

  1. microsporocytic
  2. microsporogenesis
  3. microsporogenous
  4. microsporophore
  5. microsporophores
  6. microsporophyll
  7. microsporophylls
  8. microsporosis
  9. microsporous
  10. microspot
  11. microspots

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