sporogonium

[spawr-uh-goh-nee-uh m, spohr-]

noun, plural spo·ro·go·ni·a

[spawr-uh-goh-nee-uh, spohr-] /ˌspɔr əˈgoʊ ni ə, ˌspoʊr-/. Botany.

the sporangium of mosses and liverworts.

Origin of sporogonium

First recorded in 1870–75; sporo- + -gonium

Related formsspo·ro·go·ni·al, adjective

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Historical Examples of sporogonium

The details of construction of the sporogonium are referred to below.
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In contrast to the sexual generation this stage is called the spore-bearing generation (sporogonium, sporophyte).
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Fertilization takes place about June, and the sporogonium is fully developed by the winter.
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In none of the liverworts does the sporogonium develop by means of an apical cell, as is the rule in mosses.
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The sporogonium has a small foot, but the sterile cells among the spores do not develop into elaters.
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British Dictionary definitions for sporogonium

sporogonium

noun plural -nia (-nɪə)

the sporophyte of mosses and liverworts, consisting of a spore-bearing capsule on a short stalk that arises from the parent plant (the gametophyte)

Derived Formssporogonial, adjective

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