megasporophyll
[ meg-uh-spawr-uh-fil, -spohr- ]
/ ˌmɛg əˈspɔr ə fɪl, -ˈspoʊr- /
noun Botany.
a sporophyll producing megasporangia only.
Origin of megasporophyll
First recorded in 1895–1900;
mega- +
sporophyll
Words nearby megasporophyll
megasporangium,
megaspore,
megaspore mother cell,
megasporocyte,
megasporogenesis,
megasporophyll,
megass,
megastar,
megastructure,
megathere,
megatherium
British Dictionary definitions for megasporophyll
megasporophyll
/ (ˌmɛɡəˈspɔːrəfɪl) /
noun
a leaf on which the megaspores are formed: corresponds to the carpel of a flowering plant
Compare microsporophyll
Word Origin for megasporophyll
C20: from
mega- +
sporophyll
Scientific definitions for megasporophyll
megasporophyll
[ mĕg′ə-spôr′ə-fĭl′ ]
A leaflike structure that bears megasporangia.