What does "sporangiophore" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "sporangiophore"?

Common synonyms include: sporophore.

noun

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Noun

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

"The cones of Equisetum are sporangiophores."

From sporangium + -phore.