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sporophyl

sporophyl is the alternative form of sporophyll.

Meaning of sporophyll

Noun

sporophyll (plural sporophylls)

  1. The equivalent to a leaf, in ferns and mosses, that bears the sporangia.

Forms of sporophyl

pluralsporophyls

Questions about sporophyl

What is sporophyl the alternative form of?
Sporophyl is the alternative form of sporophyll.

Words near sporophyl in the dictionary

  1. sporophoric
  2. sporophorocyst
  3. sporophorocystic
  4. sporophorocysts
  5. sporophorous
  6. sporophyl
  7. sporophyll
  8. sporophyllary
  9. sporophyllic
  10. sporophyllous
  11. sporophylls

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