sporangiophore
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sporangiophore
First recorded in 1870–75; sporangi(um) + -o- + -phore
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Figure 4. This bright field light micrograph shows the release of spores from a sporangium at the end of a hypha called a sporangiophore.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
At the time of sporangial formation the protoplasm with numerous nuclei streams into the swollen end of the sporangiophore and there becomes cut off by a cell-wall to form the sporangium.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various
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