sporophore

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

nounMycology.
  1. a fungus hypha specialized to bear spores.

Origin of sporophore

1
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

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British Dictionary definitions for sporophore

sporophore

/ (ˈspɔːrəʊˌfɔː, ˈspɒ-) /


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

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