spo·ro·phore (spôr  -fôr , sp r-fr)n. A spore-bearing structure, especially in fungi. |
sporophore [ˈspɔːrəʊˌfɔː ˈspɒ-]
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) an organ in fungi that produces or carries spores, esp the massive spore-bearing body of mushrooms, etc.
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| Noun | 1. | sporophore - a spore-bearing branch or organ: the part of the thallus of a sporophyte that develops spores; in ferns and mosses and liverworts is practically equivalent to the sporophyte gleba - fleshy spore-bearing inner mass of e.g. a puffball or stinkhorn reproductive structure - the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction |
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