sporophyll

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noun

The equivalent to a leaf, in ferns and mosses, that bears the sporangia.

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sporophyl
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Meanings

nounsporophyll (plural sporophylls)

plural sporophylls

  1. biologyThe equivalent to a leaf, in ferns and mosses, that bears the sporangia.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounleaf in ferns and mosses that bears the sporangia

Similar
sporophyl
Broader
leafleafagefoliage

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From sporo- + -phyll.

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Translations

Greek σποριόφυλλο
  • σποριόφυλλο (sporiófyllo)the equivalent to a leaf in ferns and mosses
Irish spóraifill
  • spóraifillthe equivalent to a leaf in ferns and mosses
Italian sporofillo
  • sporofillothe equivalent to a leaf in ferns and mosses
Cite this entry
APA

sporophyll. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sporophyll

MLA

“sporophyll.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sporophyll. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sporophyll,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sporophyll.

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