sporophore

[ spawr-uh-fawr, spohr-uh-fohr ]

noun

, Mycology.

1. a fungus hypha specialized to bear spores.

sporophore

/ ˈspɔːrəʊˌfɔː; ˈspɒ- /

noun

1. an organ in fungi that produces or carries spores, esp the massive spore-bearing body of mushrooms, etc

Other Words From

• spo·ro·phor·ic [spawr-, uh, -, fawr, -ik, -, for, -, spohr-], spo·roph·o·rous [sp, uh, -, rof, -er-, uh, s], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of sporophore¹

First recorded in 1840–50; sporo- + -phore

Example Sentences

The term “receptacle” sometimes applied to these spore-bearing hyphae is better replaced by sporophore.

From Project Gutenberg

Most of Basidiomycetes are characterized by the large sporophore on which the basidia with its basidiospores are borne.

From Project Gutenberg

Stump of Norway Spruce, with a sporophore of polyporus annosus several years old; the inner portions of the stump wholly decayed.

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