spo|ro|phore

spo|ro|phore
spo|ro|phore «SPR uh fr, SPOHR uh fohr», noun. Botany.
1. the branch or portion of a sporophyte which bears spores. In fungi, it is a single hypha or branch of a hypha.
2. = sporophyte (Cf.sporophyte) (in ferns and mosses).

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  • phore — pho·to·phore; phyl·lo·phore; phy·so·phore; pneu·ma·to·phore; pte·ryg·io·phore; pte·rygo·phore; ret·i·no·phore; rhas·o·phore; rhi·no·phore; rhi·zo·phore; sco·lop·o·phore; sper·ma·tio·phore; sper·mato·phore; spo·ran·gi·o·phore; spo·ro·phore;… …   English syllables

  • spo — spo·rad·ic; spo·ra·dic·i·ty; spo·ra·din; spo·range; spo·ran·gi·al; spo·ran·gif·er·ous; spo·ran·gi·form; spo·ran·gi·o·gen·ic; spo·ran·gi·oid; spo·ran·gi·ole; spo·ran·gi·o·lum; spo·ran·gi·o·phore; spo·ran·gi·o·spore; spo·ran·gite; spo·ran·gi·tes;… …   English syllables

  • spo|ran|gi|o|phore — «spuh RAN jee uh fr, fohr», noun. the structure or receptacle which bears sporangia …   Useful english dictionary

  • sporophore — spo·ro·phore …   English syllables

  • sporophore — spo•ro•phore [[t]ˈspɔr əˌfɔr, ˈspoʊr əˌfoʊr[/t]] n. fng a fungus hypha specialized to bear spores • Etymology: 1840–50 …   From formal English to slang

  • sporophore — Any specialized hyphas in fungi that give rise to spores. [sporo + G. phoros, bearing] * * * spo·ro·phore spōr ə .fō(ə)r, spȯr ə .fȯ(ə)r n the spore producing organ esp. of a fungus * * * spo·ro·phore (sporґo for) [sporo + phore] the part of a… …   Medical dictionary

  • ro — neu·ro·anatomic; neu·ro·anatomist; neu·ro·anatomy; neu·ro·bio·tac·tic; neu·ro·bio·taxis; neu·ro·blast; neu·ro·blas·to·ma; neu·ro·canal; neu·ro·central; neu·ro·centrum; neu·ro·chondrite; neu·ro·chord; neu·ro·circulatory; neu·ro·coele;… …   English syllables

  • Sporophore — Spo ro*phore (sp[=o] r[ o]*f[=o]r), n. [Spore + Gr. fe rein to bear.] (Bot.) (a) A placenta. (b) That alternately produced form of certain cryptogamous plants, as ferns, mosses, and the like, which is nonsexual, but produces spores in countless… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sporangiophore — spo·ran·gi·o·phore …   English syllables

  • sporangiophore — spo•ran•gi•o•phore [[t]spəˈræn dʒi əˌfɔr, ˌfoʊr[/t]] n. fng bot a structure bearing sporangia • Etymology: 1870–75 …   From formal English to slang

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