NOUN | plant | sporophyl, sporophyll | leaf in ferns and mosses that bears the sporangia |
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Meaning | leaf in ferns and mosses that bears the sporangia. | |
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Synonym | sporophyll | |
Narrower | megasporophyll | In non-flowering plants, a sporophyll that bears only megasporangia |
microsporophyll | In non-flowering plants, a sporophyll that bears only microsporangia | |
Broader | leaf, leafage, foliage | The main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants |
Spanish | esporofilo, sporophyll, sporophyl | |
Catalan | esporofil·le, sporophyll, sporophyl |
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