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megasporophyll

/ˌmɛɡ.əˈspɔː.rə.fɪl/

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noun

/ˌmɛɡ.əˈspɔː.rə.fɪl/C2formalscientific
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее видоизменённый лист или листоподобную структуру у некоторых нецветущих растений, которая несёт только мегаспорангии.

A noun referring to a modified leaf or leaf-like structure in certain non-flowering plants that bears only megasporangia.

  1. Reproductive leaf in non-flowering plantsC2formalscientific

    A modified leaf (sporophyll) that bears only megasporangia, which produce female spores (megaspores) in certain non-flowering plants like ferns and gymnosperms.

    ruРепродуктивный лист нецветковых растений

    • In cycads, the megasporophyll is a large, leaf-like structure that bears ovules.
    • The megasporophyll of a fern is distinct from the microsporophyll, which produces male spores.
    • Botanists study the arrangement of megasporophylls to classify ancient plant species.
Forms
  • megasporophylls plural form
  • megasporophylls' possessive plural form
  • megasporophyll's possessive singular form