sporogonium

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

/ ˌspɔr əˈgoʊ ni əm, ˌspoʊr- /

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.

Words nearby sporogonium

sporocarp, sporocyst, sporocyte, sporogenesis, sporogenous, sporogonium, sporogony, sporont, sporophore, sporophyll, sporophyte

Origin of sporogonium

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

OTHER WORDS FROM sporogonium

spo·ro·go·ni·al, adjective

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Examples from the Web for sporogonium

Fertilization takes place about June, and the sporogonium is fully developed by the winter.
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In contrast to the sexual generation this stage is called the spore-bearing generation (sporogonium, sporophyte).
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With the possible exception of Archidium, the sporogonium is throughout the Bryales constructed on one plan.
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The perianth serves also to enclose and protect the sporogonium during its development.
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Notothylas resembles Anthoceros in its thallus, but the sporogonium is much smaller.
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British Dictionary definitions for sporogonium

sporogonium

/ (ˌspɔːrəʊˈɡəʊnɪəm, ˌspɒ-) /

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 forms of sporogonium

sporogonial, adjective

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