spore-bearing

an ascocarp having the spore-bearing layer of cells (the hymenium) on a broad disklike receptacle

n a division of nonflowering plants characterized by rhizoids rather than true roots and having little or no organized vascular tissue and showing alternation of generations between gamete-bearing forms and spore-bearing forms

n closed spore-bearing structure of some fungi (especially Aspergillaceae and Erysiphaceae) from which spores are released only by decay or disintegration

cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bracts n

n any cone-shaped artifact n a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point n cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bracts n a visual receptor cell in the retina that is sensitive to bright light and to color v make cone-shaped v deprive of by deceit v commit to memory