Sporangiophore

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sporangiophore \Spo*ran"gi*o*phore\
     (sp[-o]*r[a^]n"j[i^]*[-o]*f[=o]r), n. [Sporangium + Gr.
     fe`rein to bear.] (Bot.)
     The axis or receptacle in certain ferns (as {Trichomanes}),
     which bears the sporangia.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sporangiophore
       n : stalk bearing one or more sporangia