cylindrical

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Pronunciation

/sɪˈlɪndrɪkəl/

Part of Speech

adjective

Definition

pertaining to sporangium shape, having a sporangium shaped like a cylinder. Often a polysporous arrangement. However can be oligosporous, when this is the case spores are arranged end to end in a chain rather than clumped together.

Etymology

Neo-Latin, from cylindric

cylindrical
Accepted term: 29-Jan-2014