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sporophore

sporophore noun: a spore-producing organ, especially a fungus hypha specialized to carry spores.

Noun

sporophore (plural sporophores)

  1. A spore-producing organ, especially a fungus hypha specialized to carry spores.
  2. A sporophyte, or spore-producing plant.

Forms of sporophore

pluralsporophores

Origin of sporophore

From sporo- + -phore.

Words formed from sporophore

Questions about sporophore

What does sporophore mean?
Sporophore means a spore-producing organ, especially a fungus hypha specialized to carry spores.
What part of speech is sporophore?
Sporophore is a noun.
What is the plural of sporophore?
The plural of sporophore is sporophores.

Words near sporophore in the dictionary

  1. sporontocide
  2. sporontocides
  3. sporonts
  4. sporophagous
  5. sporophagy
  6. sporophore
  7. sporophores
  8. sporophoric
  9. sporophorocyst
  10. sporophorocystic
  11. sporophorocysts

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