microsporangium
noun
a sporangium containing microspores.
microsporangia
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pluralof microsporangium.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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The microsporangia, which are usually bi-lobed, are pollen sacs in which the microspores develop into pollen grains.
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Inside the anthers’ microsporangia, male gametophytes divide by meiosis to generate haploid microspores, which, in turn, undergo mitosis and give rise to pollen grains.
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Upon maturity, the microsporangia burst, releasing the pollen grains from the anther.
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Microspores, or mother cells form inside the microsporangia.
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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 Douglas Houghton Campbell
