'Sporangium' definitions:
Definition of 'sporangium'
Definition of 'Sporangium'
- Sporangium \Spo*ran"gi*um\ (sp[-o]*r[a^]n"j[i^]*[u^]m), n.; pl.
Sporangia (sp[-o]*r[a^]n"j[i^]*[.a]). [NL., fr. Gr. ? a
sowing, seed + ? a receptacle.] (Bot.)
A spore case in the cryptogamous plants, as in ferns, etc.
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