sporangium
Americannoun
noun
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A cell or structure in which spores are produced. Ferns, fungi, mosses, and algae release spores from sporangia.
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Also called spore case
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Origin of sporangium
1815–25; < New Latin, equivalent to spor- spor- + Greek angeîon vessel
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The sporangium is launched with a force equivalent to 20,000 times the force of gravity, toward a nearby patch of grass, where another horse or cow is likely to graze.
From New York Times ● Sep. 21, 2021
One hypha has a round sporangium, about 35 microns in diameter, at the tip.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
They may be released from the parent thallus either outside or within a special reproductive sac called a sporangium.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
From there, the fungus bursts forth from the poor ant’s head in the form of a sporangium that allows “thousands of spores” to “spread for miles,” with the help of the wind.
From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2014
The fused cell becomes a sporangium, and in it eight spores are developed.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various
Haploid spores are produced by meiosis within the sporangia, and spores can be disseminated through the air or water to potentially land in more favorable environments.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
In the sporangia, mother cells undergo meiosis and produce the haploid spores.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
Part B is a micrograph of long, thread-like mycelia and small, oval sporangia.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
Photo shows sporangia in seedless plant Bryum capillare.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
“In the early stages of growth, before the appearance of the sporangia, the interrupted fern is easily confused with the cinnamon fern. Luckily, there are several ways the careful observer might tell them apart....”
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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