Sporangium - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Sporangium :  (noun)

1: organ containing or producing spores [syn: spore case, spore sac]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Sporangium : \Spo*ran"gi*um\, n.; pl. Sporangia. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a sowing, seed _ ? a receptacle.] (Bot.) A spore case in the cryptogamous plants, as in ferns, etc.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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