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Spore / Spore case

Spore:  A one celled organism that matures into the intermediate stage (gametophyte) in the reproduction of ferns, horsetails (Equisetum) and closely-related groups of plants.

Spore case:  a minute sac in which fern spores develop and mature.  (See sporangium for illustration.)

 

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