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Noun: spore case  spor keys
  1. Organ containing or producing spores
    "The spore case bursts open to release the mature spores";
    - sporangium, spore sac
     
  2. Specialized leaf branch in certain aquatic ferns that encloses the sori or clusters of sporangia
    "The spore cases of the water fern float on the surface of ponds";
    - sporocarp

Derived forms: spore cases

Type of: reproductive structure