Spore case

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of sporangium.

    "Some specimens appear to have spore-cases at the top of their branches, similar to those seen in younger, better-known early land plants such as Cooksonia."

  2. 2
    specialized leaf branch in certain aquatic ferns that encloses the sori or clusters of sporangia wordnet
  3. 3
    organ containing or producing spores wordnet

Synonyms

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sporangiumspore sacsporocarp

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"Some specimens appear to have spore-cases at the top of their branches, similar to those seen in younger, better-known early land plants such as Cooksonia."

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