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sporophyll

noun spo·ro·phyll \-ˌfil\

Definition of SPOROPHYLL

:  a spore-bearing and usually greatly modified leaf
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Origin of SPOROPHYLL

International Scientific Vocabulary
First Known Use: 1888

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