Sporangiophore
[spuh-ran-jee-uh-fawr, -fohr] /spəˈræn dʒi əˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr/
noun, Botany, Mycology.
1.
a structure bearing sporangia.
sporangiophore
(spə-rān’jē-ə-fôr’)
A stalk or branch that bears sporangia.
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