sporophore

American  

[spawr-uh-fawr, spohr-uh-fohr] / ˈspɔr əˌfɔr, ˈspoʊr əˌfoʊr /

noun

Mycology.

1. a fungus hypha specialized to bear spores.

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sporophore British  

/ 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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Other Word Forms

• sporophoric adjective
• sporophorous adjective

Etymology

Origin of sporophore

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

Example Sentences

Peridium, pē-rid′i-um, n. the outer coat of a sporophore in angiocarpous fungi.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

By this means the temperature of the sporophore is raised and the difference between it and the surrounding air may be one of several degrees.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various

The term “receptacle” sometimes applied to these spore-bearing hyphae is better replaced by sporophore.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various

The simple sporophore does not necessarily terminate in conidia, however.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various

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)