megasporangium

American  

[meg-uh-spaw-ran-jee-uhm, -spoh-] / ˌmɛg ə spɔˈræn dʒi əm, -spoʊ- /

noun

Botany.

megasporangia plural

1. a sporangium containing megaspores.

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megasporangium British  

/ ˌmɛɡəspɔːˈrændʒɪəm /

noun

1. the structure in certain spore-bearing plants in which the megaspores are formed: corresponds to the ovule in seed plants Compare microsporangium

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megasporangium Scientific  

/ mĕg′ə-spə-răn′jē-əm /

megasporangia plural

1. A plant structure in which megaspores are formed, such as those of the female cones of pines.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• megasporangia
  plural

Etymology

Origin of megasporangium

First recorded in 1885–90; mega- + sporangium

Example Sentences

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megasporangium megasporangia

The megasporangium contains megaspore mother cells, which divide by meiosis to produce haploid megaspores.

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Within each megasporangium, a megasporocyte undergoes meiosis, generating four megaspores—three small and one large.

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The integuments, while protecting the megasporangium, do not enclose it completely, but leave an opening called the micropyle.

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Through meiosis, the microsporangium forms microspores, and the megasporangium forms megaspores.

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The ovule, sheltered within the ovary of the carpel, contains the megasporangium protected by two layers of integuments and the ovary wall.

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Ovules, or megasporangia, are clusters of pods in the middle of the ovary.

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