sporangium

[ spuh-ran-jee-uhm ]

/ spəˈræn dʒi əm /

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noun, plural spo·ran·gi·a

[spuh-ran-jee-uh]. /spəˈræn dʒi ə/. Botany, Mycology.

the case or sac in which spores are produced.

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Also called spore case .

Origin of sporangium

1815–25; <New Latin, equivalent to spor-spor- + Greek angeîon vessel

OTHER WORDS FROM sporangium

spo·ran·gi·al, adjective

Words nearby sporangium

Sporades, sporadic, sporadically, sporangiophore, sporangiospore, sporangium, Sporanox, spore, spore case, spore fruit, sporeling

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How to use sporangium in a sentence

The spores are formed in a manner very similar to those of the mosses, and are set free by rupture of the sporangium.
Scientific American Supplement, Vol. XXI., No. 531, March 6, 1886|Various
The stipe in length ranges from three to ten times the diameter of the sporangium.
The North American Slime-Moulds|Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride
The stipe ranges a little shorter than in the preceding variety, three to seven times the sporangium.
The North American Slime-Moulds|Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride
In P. corticalis the line of cleavage before spore dispersal is indicated by a definite band surrounding the sporangium.
The North American Slime-Moulds|Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride

Outwardly the open sporangium, by the projecting free tips, reminds one of a trichia.
The North American Slime-Moulds|Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride

British Dictionary definitions for sporangium

sporangium

/ (spəˈrændʒɪəm) /

noun plural -gia (-dʒɪə)

any organ, esp in fungi, in which asexual spores are produced

Derived forms of sporangium

sporangial, adjective

Word Origin for sporangium

C19: from New Latin, from sporo- + Greek angeion receptacle

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Medical definitions for sporangium

sporangium

[ spə-răn′jē-əm ]

n. pl. spo•ran•gi•a (-jē-ə)

A cell within a fungus in which asexual spores are produced by progressive cleavage.

Other words from sporangium

spo•ran′gi•al (-jē-əl) adj.

Scientific definitions for sporangium

sporangium

[ spə-răn′jē-əm ]

Plural sporangia

A cell or structure in which spores are produced. Ferns, fungi, mosses, and algae release spores from sporangia. Also called spore case