English Explanatory Dictionary

sporophore

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A spore-producing organ, especially a fungus hypha specialized to carry spores.
  2. A sporophyte, or spore-producing plant.

Word forms

sporophore sporophores

Etymology

From sporo- + -phore.

Derived words

sporophoric sporophorous
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