microsporophyll

English

Etymology

From micro- +‎ sporophyll.

Noun

microsporophyll (plural microsporophylls)

1. a leaflike organ that bears one or more microsporangia (contrast megasporophyll or macrosporophyll)
   • 1993, Thomas N. Taylor, Edith L. Taylor, The biology and evolution of fossil plants, Prentice-Hall, page 843:

Translations

a leaflike organ that bears one or more microsporangia

• French: microsporophylle (fr) f
• Irish: micreaspóraifill f