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microsporophyll

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Etymology

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From micro- +‎ sporophyll.

Noun

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microsporophyll (plural microsporophylls)

  1. a leaflike organ that bears one or more microsporangia (contrast megasporophyll or macrosporophyll)
    • 1993, Thomas N. Taylor, Edith L. Taylor, The biology and evolution of fossil plants, Prentice-Hall, page 843:

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