释义 |
spo·ro·phore \ˈspōrəˌfō(ə)r, -pȯr-, -fȯ(ə)r, -fōə, -fȯ(ə)\ noun (-s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary spor- + -phore : a spore-bearing branch or organ : the part of the thallus of a sporophyte that develops spores, in fungi is often a conspicuous spore fruit (as in the mushrooms and other basidiomycetes) though sometimes a simple hyphal filament or a mass of hyphae, in ferns, mosses, and liverworts is practically equivalent to the sporophyte, and in seed plants constitutes the placenta — compare gametophore • spo·ro·phor·ic \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|fȯrik\ adjective |