SPORANGIUM

sporangium, spore case, spore sac

(noun) organ containing or producing spores

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sporangium (plural sporangia)

(botany, mycology) A case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced by an organism. [From 1821.]

Synonyms

• (vessel in which spores are produced): capsule, sporange

Hyponyms

• (container of spores): sorus, microsporangia, megasporangia, eusporangium, leptosporangium, synangium

Source: Wiktionary


Spo*ran"gi*um, n.; pl. Sporangia. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)

Definition: A spore case in the cryptogamous plants, as in ferns, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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