sporophore
a fungus hypha specialized to bear spores.
Origin of sporophore
1Other 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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How to use sporophore in a sentence
The term “receptacle” sometimes applied to these spore-bearing hyphae is better replaced by sporophore.
Most of Basidiomycetes are characterized by the large sporophore on which the basidia with its basidiospores are borne.
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
/ (ˈspɔːrəʊˌfɔː, ˈspɒ-) /
an organ in fungi that produces or carries spores, esp the massive spore-bearing body of mushrooms, etc
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