Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Sporangium"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
sporangium
n : organ containing or producing spores [syn: {spore case}, {spore
sac}]
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