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sporangium

DEFINITIONS OF: sporangium

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n organ containing or producing spores

Synonyms:
spore case, spore sac
Types:
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macrosporangium, megasporangium
a plant structure that produces megaspores
microsporangium
a plant structure that produces microspores
eusporangium
a sporangium that arises from a group of epidermal cells
leptosporangium
a sporangium formed from a single epidermal cell; characteristic of the Filicales or of almost all modern ferns
tetrasporangium
a sporangium containing four asexual spores
Type of:
reproductive structure
the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction
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