microsporophyll
[ mahy-kruh-spawr-uh-fil, -spohr- ]
/ ˌmaɪ krəˈspɔr ə fɪl, -ˈspoʊr- /
noun Botany.
a leaflike organ bearing microsporangia.
Origin of microsporophyll
First recorded in 1890–95;
micro- +
sporophyll
Words nearby microsporophyll
microsplenia,
microsporangium,
microspore,
microsporocyte,
microsporogenesis,
microsporophyll,
microsporum,
microstat,
microstate,
microstethoscope,
microstomatous
British Dictionary definitions for microsporophyll
microsporophyll
/ (ˌmaɪkrəʊˈspɔːrəfɪl) /
noun
a leaf on which the microspores are formed: corresponds to the stamen of a flowering plant
Compare megasporophyll
Word Origin for microsporophyll
C19: from
micro- +
sporophyll
Scientific definitions for microsporophyll
microsporophyll
[ mī′krə-spôr′ə-fĭl′ ]
A leaflike structure that bears microsporangia, such as those of in the strobili of lycophytes or in the male cones of conifers. The stamens of flowering plants are highly modified microsporophylls.