sporogonium

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

/ ˌspɔr əˈgoʊ ni əm, ˌspoʊr- /

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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.

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Origin of sporogonium

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

OTHER WORDS FROM sporogonium

spo·ro·go·ni·al, adjective

Words nearby sporogonium

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

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How to use sporogonium in a sentence

The sporogonium is very similar throughout the group (figs. 8, 9).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
Certain cells in the sporogonium of a moss are called mother-cells.
Scientific American Supplement, Vol. XXI., No. 531, March 6, 1886|Various
In contrast to the sexual generation this stage is called the spore-bearing generation (sporogonium, sporophyte).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
Fertilization takes place about June, and the sporogonium is fully developed by the winter.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various

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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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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