SPOROPHYL | • sporophyl n. Alternative form of sporophyll. • SPOROPHYL n. a leaf that bears sporangia, also SPOROPHYLL. |
SPOROPHORE | • sporophore n. A spore-producing organ, especially a fungus hypha specialized to carry spores. • sporophore n. A sporophyte, or spore-producing plant. • SPOROPHORE n. a spore-bearing stalk or structure, as in fungi. |
SPOROPHYLL | • sporophyll n. (Botany) The equivalent to a leaf, in ferns and mosses, that bears the sporangia. • SPOROPHYLL n. a leaf that bears sporangia, also SPOROPHYL. |
SPOROPHYLS | • sporophyls n. Plural of sporophyl. • SPOROPHYL n. a leaf that bears sporangia, also SPOROPHYLL. |
SPOROPHYTE | • sporophyte n. (Botany) A plant (or the diploid phase in its life cycle) which produces spores by meiosis in order… • SPOROPHYTE n. a spore-producing phase in plants that reproduce by metagenesis (alternating asexual and sexual reproduction). |
SPOROPHORES | • sporophores n. Plural of sporophore. • SPOROPHORE n. a spore-bearing stalk or structure, as in fungi. |
SPOROPHORIC | • sporophoric adj. (Botany) Having the nature of a sporophore. • SPOROPHORIC adj. bearing spores, also SPOROPHOROUS. |
SPOROPHYLLS | • sporophylls n. Plural of sporophyll. • SPOROPHYLL n. a leaf that bears sporangia, also SPOROPHYL. |
SPOROPHYTES | • sporophytes n. Plural of sporophyte. • SPOROPHYTE n. a spore-producing phase in plants that reproduce by metagenesis (alternating asexual and sexual reproduction). |
SPOROPHYTIC | • sporophytic adj. (Botany) Of or pertaining to a sporophyte plant. • sporophytic adj. (Botany) Having the characteristics of a sporophyte. • SPOROPHYTIC adj. of or like a sporophyte. |
SPOROPHOROUS | • sporophorous adj. Relating to sporophores. • sporophorous adj. Having spores. • SPOROPHOROUS adj. bearing spores, also SPOROPHORIC. |
SPOROPOLLENIN | • sporopollenin n. (Botany) A combination of biopolymers, observed in the exine layer of the spore and pollen wall. • SPOROPOLLENIN n. a polymer that comprises the exine (outer layer of the wall) of spores and pollen grains. |
MEGASPOROPHYLL | • megasporophyll n. A sporophyll that bears megasporangia. • MEGASPOROPHYLL n. a specialised leaf bearing or subtending one or more megasporangia. |
SPOROPOLLENINS | • sporopollenins n. Plural of sporopollenin. • SPOROPOLLENIN n. a polymer that comprises the exine (outer layer of the wall) of spores and pollen grains. |
MEGASPOROPHYLLS | • megasporophylls n. Plural of megasporophyll. • MEGASPOROPHYLL n. a specialised leaf bearing or subtending one or more megasporangia. |
MICROSPOROPHYLL | • microsporophyll n. A leaflike organ that bears one or more microsporangia (contrast megasporophyll or macrosporophyll). • MICROSPOROPHYLL n. a specialised leaf bearing or subtending one or more microsporangia. |