sporangium

[ spuh-ran-jee-uhm ]

noun

, Botany, Mycology.

, plural spo·ran·gi·a [sp, uh, -, ran, -jee-, uh].

1. the case or sac in which spores are produced.

sporangium

/ spəˈrændʒɪəm /

noun

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

sporangium

/ spə-răn′jē-əm /

, Plural sporangia

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

Derived Forms

• spoˈrangial, adjective

Other Words From

• spo·rangi·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of sporangium¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sporangium¹

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

Example Sentences

The spores are formed in a manner very similar to those of the mosses, and are set free by rupture of the sporangium.

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The stipe in length ranges from three to ten times the diameter of the sporangium.

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The stipe ranges a little shorter than in the preceding variety, three to seven times the sporangium.

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In P. corticalis the line of cleavage before spore dispersal is indicated by a definite band surrounding the sporangium.

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Outwardly the open sporangium, by the projecting free tips, reminds one of a trichia.

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