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Where does “megasporophyll” come from?

megasporophyll (English) comes from English sporophyll, from English sporo-, from English ‐o‐, from English -prim, from English trimethoprim, from English trimethoxy, from English methoxy, from English oxy- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

megasporophyll (English): A sporophyll that bears megasporangia

Definitions

  1. A sporophyll that bears megasporangia

Ancestry of “megasporophyll”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsporophyllThe equivalent to a leaf, in ferns and mosses,...
2Englishsporo-Relating to spores
3English‐o‐—
4English-prim—
5EnglishtrimethoprimA synthetic antibiotic used to treat malaria and...
6EnglishtrimethoxyThree methoxy groups in a molecule
7EnglishmethoxyThe univalent radical CH-O- derived from methanol
8Englishoxy-Sharp, keen, acute, pungent, acid; Concerning...
9EnglishoxygenThe chemical element with an atomic number of 8...
10Frenchoxygèneoxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##...
11Ancient Greekγένοςoffspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race
12Proto-Hellenicgénosfamily; race
13Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
14Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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