sporangiophore

[ spuh-ran-jee-uh-fawr, -fohr ]

noun

, Botany, Mycology.

1. a structure bearing sporangia.

sporangiophore

/ spə-răn′jē-ə-fôr′ /

1. A stalk or branch that bears sporangia.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sporangiophore¹

First recorded in 1870–75; sporangi(um) + -o- + -phore