sporangium
sporangium
Definition
spo·ran·gium (spə ran′jē əm)
noun pl. -·gia-ə
Bot. an organ or single cell producing spores
Etymology: ModL < spora (see spore) + Gr angeion, vessel
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
Browse dictionary entries near sporangium
- sporadic
- Sporades
- spoor
- spoony
- spoonful
- spoonerism
- spoonbill
- spoon-feed
- spoon bread
- spoon
- spore
- spore case
- spore fruit
- spore mother cell
- sporiferous
- sporo-
- sporocarp
- sporocyst
- sporogenesis
- sporogonium
