megasporangium

English

Etymology

From neo-Latin, from (from Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great”)) mega- (“major”) +‎ (from spora + Ancient Greek ἀγγεῖον (angeîon, “vessel”)) sporangium.

Noun

megasporangium (plural megasporangia)

1. (biology) A sporangium which produces only megaspores

Related terms

• megasporangiate
• megasporic
• megasporogenesis
• sporangial
• sporangiophore
• spore

Translations

sporangium producing only megaspores

• Finnish: isoitiöpesäke
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• Irish: macraspóragán m