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sporophyll

sporophyll noun: the equivalent to a leaf, in ferns and mosses, that bears the sporangia.

Noun

sporophyll (plural sporophylls)

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

Forms of sporophyll

pluralsporophylls

Origin of sporophyll

From sporo- + -phyll.

Words formed from sporophyll

Questions about sporophyll

What does sporophyll mean?
Sporophyll means the equivalent to a leaf, in ferns and mosses, that bears the sporangia.
What part of speech is sporophyll?
Sporophyll is a noun.
What is the plural of sporophyll?
The plural of sporophyll is sporophylls.

Words near sporophyll in the dictionary

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

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