sporophore
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spo·ro·phore (spôr'ə-fôr', spōr'ə-fōr') 
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n.
A spore-bearing structure, especially in fungi.
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a spore-bearing branch or organ: the part of the thallus of a sporophyte that develops spores; in ferns and mosses and liverworts is practically equivalent to the sporophyte
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