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Noun: sporocarp  'spo-ru,kaa(r)p
  1. Specialized leaf branch in certain aquatic ferns that encloses the sori or clusters of sporangia
    "The sporocarps of the water fern float on the surface of ponds";
    - spore case

Derived forms: sporocarps

Type of: reproductive structure

Encyclopedia: Sporocarp