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

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Etymology

Origin of sporophore

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

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

sporophore

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

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 William Noyes

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

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 M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt) Cooke

Since in such cases the sporophore bears sexual cells, they may be conveniently termed gametophores.

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

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