Fungus vs. Sporophore
Fungusnoun
(mycology) Any member of the kingdom Fungi; a eukaryotic organism typically having chitin cell walls but no chlorophyll or plastids. Fungi may be unicellular or multicellular.
Fungusnoun
Any one of the Fungi, a large and very complex group of thallophytes of low organization, - the molds, mildews, rusts, smuts, mushrooms, toadstools, puff balls, and the allies of each. See fungi.
Fungusnoun
A spongy, morbid growth or granulation in animal bodies, as the proud flesh of wounds.
Fungusnoun
a parasitic plant lacking chlorophyll and leaves and true stems and roots and reproducing by spores
Fungus
A fungus (plural: fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from the other eukaryotic kingdoms, those being Plantae, Animalia, Protozoa, and Chromista.
Sporophorenoun
A spore-producing organ, especially a fungus hypha specialized to carry spores.
Sporophorenoun
A sporophyte, or spore-producing plant.
Sporophorenoun
A placenta.
Sporophorenoun
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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