sporophyll

spo·ro·phyll

S0664100 (spôr′ə-fĭl′)n. A leaf or leaflike organ that bears one or more sporangia.

sporophyll

(ˈspɔːrəʊfɪl; ˈspɒ-) or

sporophyl

n (Botany) a leaf in ferns and other spore-bearing plants that bears the sporangia. See also megasporophyll, microsporophyll

spo•ro•phyll

or spo•ro•phyl

(ˈspɔr ə fɪl, ˈspoʊr-)

n. a modified leaf that bears sporangia. [1885–90]

Thesaurus

Noun

sporophyll - leaf in ferns and mosses that bears the sporangiasporophylmegasporophyll - in non-flowering plants, a sporophyll that bears only megasporangiamicrosporophyll - in non-flowering plants, a sporophyll that bears only microsporangiafoliage, leaf, leafage - the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

Sporophyll

sporophyll

[′spȯr·ə‚fil] (botany) A modified leaf that develops sporangia.

Sporophyll

a leaf of fern or seed plants that develops one or more sporangia. The sporangia form in the axil of the leaf or on the leafs surface. In aquatic ferns microsporangia and megasporangia form in sporocarps on the same sporophyll. The sporophylls of heterosporous plants on which only microsporangia develop are called microsporophylls, and those on which only megasporangia develop are called megasporophylls. Microsporo phylls and megasporophylls are often more or less identical, for example, in heterosporous club mosses. In seed plants, however, they differ from one another and may be easily distinguished from assimilating leaves, or trophophylls.

sporophyll

a leaf bearing a SPORANGIUM. In some plants, such as ferns, the sporophyll is identical with ordinary leaves, but in others it is considerably modified, becoming stamens and carpels in the case of flowering plants.

sporophyll

Related to sporophyll: microsporophyll, megasporophyll, megasporangia

noun

Synonyms for sporophyll

noun leaf in ferns and mosses that bears the sporangia

Synonyms

sporophyl

Related Words

megasporophyll
microsporophyll
foliage
leaf
leafage

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