# trophophore

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The sterile part of a fern's leaf, as opposed to the sporophore.

## Etymology
By surface analysis, tropho- + -phore

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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