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tetrasporangium

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[te-truh-spaw-ran-jee-uhm, -spoh-] / ˌtɛ trə spɔˈræn dʒi əm, -spoʊ- /

noun

Botany.

a sporangium containing four asexual spores.

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noun

tetrasporangia

plural

Etymology

Origin of tetrasporangium

First recorded in 1885–90; tetra- + sporangium

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