Sporophore

Sporophore
Sporophore Spo"ro*phore (sp[=o]"r[-o]*f[=o]r), n. [Spore + Gr. fe`rein to bear.] (Bot.) (a) A placenta. (b) That alternately produced form of certain cryptogamous plants, as ferns, mosses, and the like, which is nonsexual, but produces spores in countless numbers. In ferns it is the leafy plant, in mosses the capsule. Cf. {O["o]phore}. [1913 Webster]

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  • sporophore — noun A spore producing organ, especially a fungus hypha specialized to carry spores …   Wiktionary

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  • sporophore — (spo ro fo r ) s. m. Terme de botanique. Tout organe qui porte des spores. ÉTYMOLOGIE    Spore, et du grec, qui porte …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • sporophore — n. plant which bears spores (Botany) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • sporophore — [ spɒrəfɔ:, spɔ: ] noun Botany the spore bearing structure of a fungus …   English new terms dictionary

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