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noun
A spore-producing organ, especially a fungus hypha specialized to carry spores.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A sporophyte, or spore-producing plant.
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noun
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: reproductive structure
History
From sporo- + -phore.
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