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Sporophore

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A spore-producing organ, especially a fungus hypha specialized to carry spores.
  2. 2
    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 wordnet
  3. 3
    A sporophyte, or spore-producing plant.

Etymology

From sporo- + -phore.

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