campanulate

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Pronunciation

/kæmˈpænyəlɪt/

Part of Speech

adjective

Definition

pertaining to sporangium shape, having a sporangium resembling an inverted bell shape (fairing toward the tip and curving to a taper toward the stem) . Often a polysporous arrangement, where spores are arranged in close chains.

Etymology

Neo-Latin, from campānulātus

campanulate
Accepted term: 29-Jan-2014