Meaning

1 senses
  1. The structure on a fungus and some algae which houses the spore-producing organs.

    спорока́рпийsporokárpij

More definitions
  • specialized leaf branch in certain aquatic ferns that encloses the sori or clusters of sporangia

Translations

2 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
fungal structure:

Origin

From sporo- + -carp.

From sporo- + -carp.

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Forms

plural: sporocarps
Singularsporocarp
Pluralsporocarps

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • specialized leaf branch in certain aquatic ferns that encloses the sori or clusters of sporangia:spore case

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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