About The Word Sporophore
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Sporophore
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What's The Definition Of Sporophore?
[n] a spore-bearing branch or organ: the part of the thallus of a sporophyte that develops spores; in ferns and mosses and liverworts is practically equivalent to the sporophyte
Synonyms | Synonyms for Sporophore: Related Terms | Find terms related to Sporophore: See Also | gleba | reproductive structure Sporophore In Webster's Dictionary \Spo"ro*phore\, n. [Spore + Gr. ? to bear.] (Bot.)
(a) A placenta.
(b) That alternately produced form of certain cryptogamous
plants, as ferns, mosses, and the like, which is
nonsexual, but produces spores in countless numbers. In
ferns it is the leafy plant, in mosses the capsule. Cf.
{O["o]phore}.
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