Megasporangium

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A sporangium which produces only megaspores
  2. 2
    a plant structure that produces megaspores wordnet

Synonyms

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macrosporangemacrosporangium

Etymology

From neo-Latin, from mega- (“major”) + sporangium. The prefix is from Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great”), and the base from spora + Ancient Greek ἀγγεῖον (angeîon, “vessel”).

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