macrosporangium

Noun

Meaning

A sporangium or conceptacle containing only large spores; -- opposed to microsporangium. Both are found in the genera Selaginella, Isoctes, and Marsilia, plants remotely allied to ferns.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

megasporangium

Hypernyms

sporangium spore case spore sac

Derivatives

macrosporangia

Close letter words and terms

macrosplanchnic macrosporange macrosporangia macrospore macrosporic macrosporin