1) Stalk 2) Stem 
A modified hypha that supports the sporangium. 
• (n.) The axis or receptacle in certain ferns (as Trichomanes), which bears the sporangia.
(from the article `Sphenophyta`) ...reproductive shoots. In these species the strobilate branches appear first, and, after the spores are shed, the green vegetative shoots develop. ... ...or on special nongreen branches that wither and die after the spores have been shed (E. arvense, E. talmateia). The appendages of the strobilus ... ...
The stalk of a sporangium. ... (09 Oct 1997) ... 
A specialised branch of fungal hyphae bearing sporangia.
Spo·ran'gi·o·phore noun [ Sporangium + Greek ... to bear.] (Botany) The axis or receptacle in certain ferns (as Trichomanes ), which bears the sporangia. 
Type: Term Pronunciation: spō-ran′jē-ō-fōr Definitions: 1. In fungi, a specialized hypha that bears a sporangium at its tip.
A stalk to which sporangia are attached.
A stalk to which sporangia are attached.
[n] - stalk bearing one or more sporangia
noun stalk bearing one or more sporangia
A stalk bearing one or more sporangia.