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Meaning of SPOROCARP

Pronunciation:  'spowru`kârp

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  specialized leaf branch in certain aquatic ferns that encloses the sori or clusters of sporangia
 
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 Synonyms: spore case
 
 See Also: reproductive structure

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Spo"ro*carp\, n. [Spore + Gr. ? fruit.] (Bot.)
(a) A closed body or conceptacle containing one or more
    masses of spores or sporangia.
(b) A sporangium.
 
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Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: A fruiting body containing sporangia.
 
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