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megasporangium

(-spō ran′jē əm, -spə-)

noun pl. megasporangia

a sporangium, or spore case, containing only megaspores, as in some ferns

Origin: ModL: see mega- & sporangium

See megasporangium in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. meg·a·spo·ran·gi·a (-jē-ə)

A structure that produces one or more megaspores. Also called macrosporangium.

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