megasporophyll
Term Information
- Accession
- PO:0009027
- Aspect
- plant anatomy
- Synonyms
- related: macrosporophyll
- narrow: cone scale
- narrow: ovuliferous scale
- exact: megasporofilo (Spanish)
- exact: 大胞子葉 (Japanese)
- Definition
- A structure upon which (or in the axil of which) one or more megasporangia are borne; in flowering plants, a carpel. [source: APweb:Glossary]
- Comment
- None
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