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Definitions

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.

Synonyms

All synonyms

spore

Etymology

From sporo- + -phore.

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