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

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-spôrə-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.