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spo·ro·phyll noun also spo·ro·phyl \ˈspōrəˌfil, -pȯr-\ (-s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary spor- + -phyll 1. : a spore-bearing leaf : a leaf more or less modified in form and structure that develops sporangia and may resemble and perform the functions of a foliage leaf (as in many ferns) or may be completely altered (as the spike of the adder's-tongue) — see megasporophyll, microsporophyll 2. : s small foliaceous structure bearing the sporangia in a brown alga of the genus Alaria • spo·roph·yl·lary \spəˈräfəˌlerē\ adjective |