English
macrosporophyll
From macro- + sporophyll.
Formed from macro- + sporophyll
Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- ‘to increase’
Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós ‘lean, meager’
Proto-Hellenic *makrós
Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’
English macro-
Today it means
noun a leaflike organ that bears one or more macrosporangia
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Etymograph / macrosporophyll