Megasporophyll
[meg-uh-spawr-uh-fil, -spohr-] /ˌmɛg əˈspɔr ə fɪl, -ˈspoʊr-/
noun, Botany.
1.
a producing megasporangia only.
/ˌmɛɡəˈspɔːrəfɪl/
noun
1.
a leaf on which the megaspores are formed: corresponds to the carpel of a flowering plant Compare microsporophyll
megasporophyll
(měg’ə-spôr’ə-fĭl’)
A leaflike structure that bears megasporangia.
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