sporophore
IPA: spˈɔrfɝ
noun
- A spore-producing organ, especially a fungus hypha specialized to carry spores.
- A sporophyte, or spore-producing plant.
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Examples of "sporophore" in Sentences
- Hymenium, at the beginning, borne on the free outer surface of the compound sporophore, or if at first enclosed by a pseudo-peridium or veil it soon becomes exposed before the maturity of the spores; mushrooms, etc. HYMENOMYCETES.
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