| NOUN | plant | sporophore | a spore-bearing branch or organ |
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| Meaning | 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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| Parts | gleba | fleshy spore-bearing inner mass of e.g. a puffball or stinkhorn |
| Broader | reproductive structure | The parts of a plant involved in its reproduction |
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