macrosporangium

American

[mak-roh-spuh-ran-jee-uhm] / ˌmæk roʊ spəˈræn dʒi əm /

noun

Botany.

plural

macrosporangia

megasporangium.

macrosporangium British

/ ˌmækrəʊspɔːˈrændʒɪəm /

noun

another name for megasporangium

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Etymology

Origin of macrosporangium

First recorded in 1870–75; macro- + sporangium

Example Sentences

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Secondly, the nucleus of the ovule corresponds with the macrosporangium of Selaginella, through the connecting link of the conifers, where the ovule is of similar origin and position to the macrosporangium of the Lycopodiaceæ.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 531, March 6, 1886 by Various

C, longitudinal section of a spike, with a single macrosporangium at the base; the others, microsporangia, × 3.

From Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses by Campbell, Douglas Houghton

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