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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A receptacle in ferns which bears the sporangia, usually a stalk, but sometimes a scale (as in horsetails).

   "The cones of Equisetum are sporangiophores."

2. 2
   stalk bearing one or more sporangia wordnet
3. 3
   A special type of hypha that bears sporangia on the tip.

Example

More examples

"The cones of Equisetum are sporangiophores."

Etymology

From sporangium + -phore.

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