sporangiophore

American  

[spuh-ran-jee-uh-fawr, -fohr] / spəˈræn dʒi əˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr /

noun

Botany, Mycology.

1. a structure bearing sporangia.

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sporangiophore Scientific  

/ spə-răn′jē-ə-fôr′ /

1. A stalk or branch that bears sporangia.

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Etymology

Origin of sporangiophore

First recorded in 1870–75; sporangi(um) + -o- + -phore

Example Sentences

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