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SPORE CASE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Specialized leaf branch in certain aquatic ferns that encloses the sori or clusters of sporangia
Synonyms:
spore case; sporocarp
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("spore case" is a kind of...):
reproductive structure (the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Organ containing or producing spores
Synonyms:
sporangium; spore case; spore sac
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("spore case" is a kind of...):
reproductive structure (the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "spore case"):
macrosporangium; megasporangium (a plant structure that produces megaspores)
microsporangium (a plant structure that produces microspores)
eusporangium (a sporangium that arises from a group of epidermal cells)
leptosporangium (a sporangium formed from a single epidermal cell; characteristic of the Filicales or of almost all modern ferns)
tetrasporangium (a sporangium containing four asexual spores)