eusporangiate

British

/ ˌjuːspɔːˈrændʒɪɪt /

adjective

(of ferns) having each sporangium developing from a group of cells, rather than a single cell, and with no specialized dispersal of spores Compare leptosporangiate

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Etymology

Origin of eusporangiate

from New Latin eusporangiātus (unattested), from _eu- + _sporangium

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eusporangiate

The eusporangiate types include the more primitive ferns; all the other main groups of Pteridophytes, and the seed-plants are also eusporangiate.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various

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