The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Sporangiophore \Spo*ran"gi*o*phore\ (sp[-o]*r[a^]n"j[i^]*[-o]*f[=o]r), n. [Sporangium + Gr. fe`rein to bear.] (Bot.) The axis or receptacle in certain ferns (as Trichomanes), which bears the sporangia. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
sporangiophore n 1: stalk bearing one or more sporangia