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

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

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

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

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

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