megasporangium

Noun

Meaning

a plant structure that produces megaspores

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

macrosporangium

Hypernyms

sporangium spore case spore sac

Related terms

spore sporangiophore megasporogenesis megasporangiate sporangial megasporic

Examples

Seeds consist of an endosporic megasporangium surrounded by one or two sheathing layers ( integuments ). Source: Internet

The megagametophyte develops within the megaspore of extant seedless vascular plants and within the megasporangium in a cone or flower in seed plants. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

megasporangia megasporangial megasporangiate megaspore megaspore mother cell megasporic