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sporophyll Definition


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sporophyll
sporophyl
noun
    1. bot.
      In certain non-flowering plants, such as some mosses, ferns, etc: a leaf that bears sporangia and which, in many cases, has become so highly modified for this purpose that it no longer looks like a conventional leaf.
Etymology: Late 19c: from Greek spora seed + phyllon leaf.



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