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Noun: sporophyll  'spor-u,fil or 'spó-ru,fil
  1. Leaf in ferns and mosses that bears the sporangia
    "The sporophylls of some ferns are distinctly different from their regular leaves";
    - sporophyl

Derived forms: sporophylls

Type of: leaf

Encyclopedia: Sporophyll