sporangiophore

IPA: spɝˈændʒioʊfɝ

(botany) A receptacle in ferns which bears the sporangia, usually a stalk, but sometimes a scale (as in horsetails).
(mycology) A special type of hypha that bears sporangia on the tip.

Examples of "sporangiophore" in Sentences

Zygospores germinate to form sporangiophores bearing a single sporangium.
Montage of high-speed video clips showing sporangiophore discharge in the fungus Pilobolus kleinii.
Here we present a montage of high-speed video clips showing sporangiophore discharge in the fungus Pilobolus kleinii.
The fungus Pilobolus fires off its sporangiophore using a water cannon or "squirt gun," reaching accelerations that are among the fastest in nature.
Phycomyces, the sporangiophore, in the belief that in the field of transducer physiology, as in genetics, essential progress will require the use of a suitable microorganism.
The surface tension catapult is not capable of the discharge distances characteristic of squirt gun mechanisms like the explosive asci of ascomycete fungi and the sporangiophore of