sporangiophore
/spəˈrændʒiəˌfɔr/
noun
- A specialized stalk or structure in fungi that bears a sporangium (a sac where spores are produced).
- Under the microscope, the sporangiophore of the bread mold looked like a tiny stalk with a round head.
- The sporangiophore lifts the sporangium into the air to help spread the spores.
- In many fungi, the sporangiophore grows upward to release spores into the wind.