sporangium

English

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Noun

sporangium (plural sporangia)

1. A case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced by an organism.

Synonyms

• capsule, sporange

Derived terms

ascosporangium basidiosporangium endosporangium eusporangium

leptosporangium macrosporangium megasporangium microsporangium

sporangiophore teliosporangium tetrasporangium zygosporangium

Related terms

• spore
• synangium

Translations

a case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced

Dutch: sporangium (nl) n. Finnish: itiöpesäke (fi)

Russian: спорангий (ru) (sporángij) m. Spanish: esporangio (es) m.

References

• OED2