sporophore
[ spawr-uh-fawr, spohr-uh-fohr ]
/ ˈspɔr əˌfɔr, ˈspoʊr əˌfoʊr /
noun Mycology.
a fungus hypha specialized to bear spores.
OTHER WORDS FROM sporophore
spo·ro·phor·ic [spawr-uh-fawr-ik, -for-, spohr-] /ˌspɔr əˈfɔr ɪk, -ˈfɒr-, ˌspoʊr-/, spo·roph·o·rous [spuh-rof-er-uh s] /spəˈrɒf ər əs/, adjectiveWords nearby sporophore
sporogenesis,
sporogenous,
sporogonium,
sporogony,
sporont,
sporophore,
sporophyll,
sporophyte,
sporoplasm,
sporopollenin,
sporothrix
Example sentences from the Web for sporophore
The term “receptacle” sometimes applied to these spore-bearing hyphae is better replaced by sporophore.
Stump of Norway Spruce, with a sporophore of polyporus annosus several years old; the inner portions of the stump wholly decayed.
Wood and Forest |William Noyes
British Dictionary definitions for sporophore
sporophore
/ (ˈspɔːrəʊˌfɔː, ˈspɒ-) /
noun
an organ in fungi that produces or carries spores, esp the massive spore-bearing body of mushrooms, etc