51Թ

Advertisement

Advertisement

megasporophyll

[ meg-uh-spawr-uh-fil, -spohr- ]

noun

Botany.
  1. a sporophyll producing megasporangia only.

megasporophyll

/ ˌɛɡəˈɔːəɪ /

noun

  1. a leaf on which the megaspores are formed: corresponds to the carpel of a flowering plant Compare microsporophyll
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

megasporophyll

/ ĕ′ə-ô′ə-ĭ′ /

  1. A leaflike structure that bears megasporangia.
Discover More

51Թ History and Origins

Origin of megasporophyll1

First recorded in 1895–1900; mega- + sporophyll
Discover More

51Թ History and Origins

Origin of megasporophyll1

C20: from mega- + sporophyll

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Browse

  • #
  • aa
  • bb
  • cc
  • dd
  • ee
  • ff
  • gg
  • hh
  • ii
  • jj
  • kk
  • ll
  • mm
  • nn
  • oo
  • pp
  • qq
  • rr
  • ss
  • tt
  • uu
  • vv
  • ww
  • xx
  • yy
  • zz