Definition of sporangium Sporangium

spo•ran•gi•um

We found 4 definitions of sporangium from 4 different sources.

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What does sporangium mean?

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Noun

Plural: sporangiums

sporangium - organ containing or producing spores
  spore case, spore sac
  reproductive structure the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction
  macrosporangium, megasporangium a plant structure that produces megaspores
  microsporangium a plant structure that produces microspores
  eusporangium a sporangium that arises from a group of epidermal cells
  leptosporangium a sporangium formed from a single epidermal cell; characteristic of the Filicales or of almost all modern ferns
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  • sporangium (n.)
    A spore case in the cryptogamous plants, as in ferns, etc.

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