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sporophyll vs foliage

foliage vs sporophyll

sporophyll and foliage both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sporophyll Yes No No No
foliage Yes No No No
As nouns, foliage is a hypernym of sporophyll; that is, foliage is a word with a broader meaning than sporophyll:
  • sporophyll: leaf in ferns and mosses that bears the sporangia
  • foliage: the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
Other hypernyms of sporophyll include leaf, leafage.
sporophyll (noun) foliage (noun)
leaf in ferns and mosses that bears the sporangia (architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
Difference between sporophyll and foliage

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