sporophyll
IPA: spˈɔrfɪɫ
noun
- (botany) The equivalent to a leaf, in ferns and mosses, that bears the sporangia.
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Examples of "sporophyll" in Sentences
- The flowers of angiosperms are determinate shoots that have sporophylls.
- The macrosporangia (ovules) are borne on similar leaves, known as carpels, and, like the pollen sacs, borne in pairs, but on the upper side of the sporophyll instead of the lower.