eusporangiate

Definitions of eusporangiate
  1. adjective
    (of ferns) having sporangia that arise from a group of epidermal cells
    “eusporangiate ferns of the families Ophioglossaceae and Marattiaceae”
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    antonyms:
    leptosporangiate
    (of ferns) having each sporangium formed from a single epidermal cell
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