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sporophyl vs microsporophyll

microsporophyll vs sporophyl

sporophyl and microsporophyll both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sporophyl Yes No No No
microsporophyll Yes No No No
As nouns, microsporophyll is a hyponym of sporophyl; that is, microsporophyll is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sporophyl:
  • sporophyl: leaf in ferns and mosses that bears the sporangia
  • microsporophyll: in non-flowering plants, a sporophyll that bears only microsporangia
Other hyponyms of sporophyl include megasporophyll.
sporophyl (noun) microsporophyll (noun)
leaf in ferns and mosses that bears the sporangia in non-flowering plants, a sporophyll that bears only microsporangia
Difference between sporophyl and microsporophyll

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