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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Meanings

nounsporangiophore (plural sporangiophores)

plural sporangiophores

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

    The cones of Equisetum are sporangiophores.

  2. biologyA special type of hypha that bears sporangia on the tip.

Origin

From sporangium + -phore.

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APA

sporangiophore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sporangiophore

MLA

“sporangiophore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sporangiophore. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sporangiophore,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sporangiophore.

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