sporangiophore

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Definition of sporangiophore

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noun

A receptacle in ferns which bears the sporangia, usually a stalk, but sometimes a scale (as in horsetails).

“The cones of Equisetum are sporangiophores.”

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noun

A receptacle in ferns which bears the sporangia, usually a stalk, but sometimes a scale (as in horsetails).

“The cones of Equisetum are sporangiophores.”
A special type of hypha that bears sporangia on the tip.

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From sporangium + -phore.

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