sporangia

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Pronunciation

/spəˈrændʒiəm/

Part of Speech

noun

Definition
  • referring to the cell where a spore is formed, the part of a cell which develops into a spore
  • referring to a specialized structure containing one or more spores. In actinomycetes, a sack like structure in which spores are developed an held together.
Etymology

Neo-Latin, from spora &  Greek, from angeîon

sporangia
Accepted term: 29-Jan-2014