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megasporangium definition

mega·spo·ran·gium (-spō ran′jē əm, -spə-)

noun pl. megasporangia -·gia (-ə)

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

Etymology: ModL: see mega- & sporangium

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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