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sporangium Definition

spo·ran·gium (spə ranjē əm)

noun pl. -·gia

Bot. an organ or single cell producing spores

Etymology: ModL < spora (see spore) + Gr angeion, vessel

sporangium Related Forms
spo·ran·gial adjective
sporangium Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • produce: Oospores germinate in wet soils to produce a sporangium which then rapidly differentiates to release zoospores.
  • have: The great majority of ferns have sporangia that are stalked capsules with walls only one cell thick.
  • bear: This had a hyaline mycelium bearing lemon-shaped sporangia which released motile zoospores after chilling in water, consistent with P. infestans.
  • call: Two different types of asexual ' spores ' called sporangia and chlamydospores are formed.

Adjective modifier

  • resting: Soil surveys were carried out in the affected areas revealed that resting sporangia were detected.
  • small: Fig 2. Part of a blade of grass, about 4 mm diameter, covered with small sporangia of the slime mold Physarum cinereum.

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