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Meaning of SPORANGIUM

Pronunciation:  spu'ranjeeum

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WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  organ containing or producing spores
 
 Synonyms: spore case, spore sac
 
 See Also: eusporangium, leptosporangium, reproductive structure, tetrasporangium

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Spo*ran"gi*um\, n.; pl. {Sporangia}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?
a sowing, seed + ? a receptacle.] (Bot.)
A spore case in the cryptogamous plants, as in ferns, etc.
 
Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: A structure within which spores are formed.
 

 

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