In ferns and mosses and liverworts is practically equivalent to the sporophyte

• A spore-bearing branch or organ the part of the thallus of a sporophyte that develops spores

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a spore-bearing branch or organ: the part of the thallus of a sporophyte that develops spores; in ferns and mosses and liverworts is practically equivalent to the sporophyte

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sporophore \Spo"ro*phore\ (sp[=o]"r[-o]*f[=o]r), n. [Spore + Gr. fe`rein to bear.] (Bot.) A placenta. That alternately produced form of certain cryptogamous plants, as ferns, mosses, and the like, which is nonsexual, but produces spores in countless numbers. ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A spore-producing organ, especially a fungus hypha specialized to carry spores.