sporophore
sporophore · sporophores
A spore-producing organ, especially a fungus hypha specialized to carry sporesA spore-producing organ, especially a fungus hypha specialized to carry spores.
Meaning
2 sensesA spore-producing organ, especially a fungus hypha specialized to carry spores.
a spore-bearing branch or organ: the part of the thallus of a sporophyte that develops spores; in ferns and mosses and liverworts is practically equivalent to the sporophyte
A sporophyte, or spore-producing plant.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From sporo- + -phore.From sporo- + -phore.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
plural: sporophores| Singular | sporophore |
|---|---|
| Plural | sporophores |
regular