spore case

/spɔər keɪs/

Other forms: spore cases

Definitions of spore case

1. noun

   organ containing or producing spores
   synonyms: sporangium, spore sac

   types:

   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

   type of:

   reproductive structure

   the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction
2. noun

   specialized leaf branch in certain aquatic ferns that encloses the sori or clusters of sporangia
   synonyms: sporocarp

   type of:

   reproductive structure

   the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction