Sporangium Definition

spə-rănjē-əm
sporangia
noun
sporangia
An organ or single cell producing spores.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
sporangium
Plural:
sporangia

Origin of Sporangium

  • From Late Latin sporangium, from Ancient Greek σπορά (spora, “seed") + ἀγγεῖον (angeion, “vessel").

    From Wiktionary

  • New Latin sporangīum spor(o)– Greek angeion vessel angio–

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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