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trophophore

trophophore noun: the sterile part of a fern's leaf, as opposed to the sporophore.

Noun

trophophore (plural trophophores)

  1. The sterile part of a fern's leaf, as opposed to the sporophore.

Forms of trophophore

pluraltrophophores

Origin of trophophore

By surface analysis, tropho- + -phore

Words formed from trophophore

Questions about trophophore

What does trophophore mean?
Trophophore means the sterile part of a fern's leaf, as opposed to the sporophore.
What part of speech is trophophore?
Trophophore is a noun.
What is the plural of trophophore?
The plural of trophophore is trophophores.

Words near trophophore in the dictionary

  1. trophont
  2. trophonts
  3. trophophase
  4. trophophases
  5. trophophasic
  6. trophophore
  7. trophophores
  8. trophophoresy
  9. trophophoretic
  10. trophophoric
  11. trophophyll

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