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sporangiophore

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
spo-ran-gio-phore
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

A special type of hypha that bears sporangia on the tip.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From sporangium + -phore.

Inflected Forms

sporangiophores (plural)

Questions

What does sporangiophore mean?
A receptacle in ferns which bears the sporangia, usually a stalk, but sometimes a scale (as in horsetails).
Where does sporangiophore come from?
From sporangium + -phore.

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