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noun
A receptacle in ferns which bears the sporangia, usually a stalk, but sometimes a scale (as in horsetails).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
A special type of hypha that bears sporangia on the tip.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, mycology, natural-sciences
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noun
stalk bearing one or more sporangia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: stalk, stem
History
From sporangium + -phore.
