English Explanatory Dictionary

sporangium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced by an organism.

Pronunciation

/spəˈɹænd͡ʒɪəm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sporangium.wav

Word forms

sporangium sporangia

Etymology

From Late Latin sporangium, from Ancient Greek σπορά (sporá, “seed”) + ἀγγεῖον (angeîon, “vessel”).

Synonyms

sporange spore case theca capsule

Related words

spore sporange sporangin synangium

Derived words

ascosporangium basidiosporangium clinosporangium endosporangium episporangium eusporangium germosporangium hypnosporangium leptosporangium macrosporangium megasporangium meiosporangium merosporangium microsporangium monosporangium oosporangium polysporangium sporangiferous sporangiform sporangiogenesis sporangioid sporangiophore teliosporangium tetrasporangium zoosporangium zygosporangium
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