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Noun: megasporophyll  'me-gu'spo-ru,fil
  1. In non-flowering plants, a sporophyll that bears only megasporangia
    "The scales of a female pine cone are megasporophylls"

Derived forms: megasporophylls

Type of: sporophyl, sporophyll

Encyclopedia: Megasporophyll