sporophore
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They are characterized by their gelatinous consistence and large size of their sporophore.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various
The sporophore is obsolete when the spore-bearing hyphae are not sharply distinct from the mycelium, simple when the constituent hyphae are isolated, and compound when the latter are conjoined.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various
Stump of Norway Spruce, with a sporophore of polyporus annosus several years old; the inner portions of the stump wholly decayed.
From Wood and Forest by Noyes, William
Corda states that, although only one spore is produced at a time on each sporophore, when this falls away others are produced in succession for a limited period.
From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by Cooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt)
Most of Basidiomycetes are characterized by the large sporophore on which the basidia with its basidiospores are borne.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various
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