sporangiophore
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From sporangium + -phore.
Noun[edit]
sporangiophore (plural sporangiophores)
- (botany) A receptacle in ferns which bears the sporangia, usually a stalk, but sometimes a scale (as in horsetails).
- (mycology) A special type of hypha that bears sporangia on the tip.