sporophore

[ spawr-uh-fawr, spohr-uh-fohr ]

/ ˈspɔr əˌfɔr, ˈspoʊr əˌfoʊr /

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noun Mycology.

a fungus hypha specialized to bear spores.

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Origin of sporophore

First recorded in 1840–50; sporo- + -phore

OTHER WORDS FROM sporophore

spo·ro·phor·ic

[spawr-uh-fawr-ik, -for-, spohr-], /ˌspɔr əˈfɔr ɪk, -ˈfɒr-, ˌspoʊr-/, spo·roph·o·rous

[spuh-rof-er-uhs], /spəˈrɒf ər əs/, adjective

Words nearby sporophore

sporogenesis, sporogenous, sporogonium, sporogony, sporont, sporophore, sporophyll, sporophyte, sporoplasm, sporopollenin, sporotrichosis

How to use sporophore in a sentence

The term “receptacle” sometimes applied to these spore-bearing hyphae is better replaced by sporophore.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3|Various
Most of Basidiomycetes are characterized by the large sporophore on which the basidia with its basidiospores are borne.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3|Various
Stump of Norway Spruce, with a sporophore of polyporus annosus several years old; the inner portions of the stump wholly decayed.
Wood and Forest|William Noyes

British Dictionary definitions for sporophore

sporophore

/ (ˈspɔːrəʊˌfɔː, ˈspɒ-) /

noun

an organ in fungi that produces or carries spores, esp the massive spore-bearing body of mushrooms, etc

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