sporangium
noun
the case or sac in which spores are produced.
sporangia
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pluralof sporangium.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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Part B is a micrograph of long, thread-like mycelia and small, oval sporangia.
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Upon maturation, the plasmodium takes on a net-like appearance with the ability to form fruiting bodies, or sporangia, during times of stress.
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Photo shows sporangia in seedless plant Bryum capillare.
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Microphylls may have originated from the flattening of lateral branches, or from sporangia that lost their reproductive capabilities.
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“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
