Sporangium

/spəˈɹænd͡ʒɪəm/

Synonyms for "sporangium" (4 found)

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Closest matches (1)

Noun(1 words)
spore sac

Strong matches (1)

Noun(1 words)
sporangial capsule

Related words (2)

Noun(1 words)
spore case

Related word relations

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More general

2 entries
reproductive structurespore-producing structure

More specific

4 entries
annulus sporangiummucor sporangiumrhizopus sporangiumsporangial capsule

Collocations

5 entries
fungal sporangiumplant sporangiumsporangial capsulesporangial wallsporangiophore bearing sporangium

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

2 entries

Sample sentences

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Scientific explanations include that exposure to light, lack of moisture or absence of food can cause sporangia to form from the plasmodium. At least one of these three conditions has been present every time I've seen sporangia form.

Source: wiktionary

Asexual reproduction by the production of a bud in place of a sporangium is not uncommon.

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The sporangia, however, are much larger: 3–4 mm long 0.7–1.1 mm in diameter versus only 1–1.5 mm long 0.5–0.8 mm in Corynepteris, and are characteristically banana shaped with a pair of elongate annuli.

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