sporophore

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

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Mycology.

a fungus hypha specialized to bear spores.

sporophore

/ ˈspɔːrəʊˌfɔː, ˈspɒ- /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

sporophoric adjective
sporophorous adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sporophore¹

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

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

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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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Corda states that, although only one spore is produced at a time on each sporophore, when this falls away others are produced in succession for a limited period.

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They are characterized by their gelatinous consistence and large size of their sporophore.

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The simple sporophore does not necessarily terminate in conidia, however.

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sporont sporophyll

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