sporangium

Noun

Meaning

A spore case in the cryptogamous plants, as in ferns, etc.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

capsule sporange berry heterosporous caryopsis schizocarp achene carpel leptosporangiate spore case structure where spores are created structure where spores are produced capsule where spores are produced case where spores are produced organ where spores are produced
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Hyponyms

microsporangium macrosporangium

Related terms

spore synangium sporangin sporange

Derivatives

sporangia

Examples

That is, some plants have distinct egg-producing and sperm-producing gametophytes, but these gametophytes develop from the same kind of spore inside the same sporangium; Sphaerocarpos is an example of such a plant. Source: Internet

Seed plant microgametophytes consists of two or three cells when the pollen grains exit the sporangium. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

sporangiolum sporangiophore sporangiospore sporation spore spore case