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sporangium en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /spəˈɹænd͡ʒɪəm/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Late Latin sporangium, from Ancient Greek σπορά (sporá, “seed”) + ἀγγεῖον (angeîon, “vessel”).

Meanings

1. A case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced by an organism.
   • 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. 2009, Edith L. Taylor, Thomas N. Taylor, Michael Krings, Paleobotany: The Biology and Evolution of Fossil Plants, page 416:
   • Asexual reproduction by the production of a bud in place of a sporangium is not uncommon. 2000, Peter R. Bell, Alan R. Hemsley, Green Plants: Their Origin and Diversity, page 161:
   • 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. 1993, Sally Stenhouse Kneidel, Creepy Crawlies and the Scientific Method: Over 100 Hands-on Science Experiments for Children, page 81:

Forms

Deriveds

ascosporangium · zygosporangium · tetrasporangium · endosporangium · monosporangium · polysporangium · meiosporangium · sporangiogenesis · eusporangium · clinosporangium · sporangiophore · megasporangium · sporangiform · germosporangium · sporangiferous · microsporangium · zoosporangium · teliosporangium · sporangioid · macrosporangium · merosporangium · hypnosporangium · episporangium · oosporangium · basidiosporangium · leptosporangium

Relateds

sporangin · sporange · spore · synangium

Synonyms

sporange · spore case · capsule · theca

Translations (17)

ru спора́нгий (a case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced) · oc esporangi (a case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced) · nl sporangium (a case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced) · es esporangio (a case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced) · bg спора́нгий (a case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced) · te బీజకణకోశము (a case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced) · it sporangio (a case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced) · fi itiöpesäke (a case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced) · mi whare pua-atua (a case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced) · nl sporendoosje (a case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced) · ca esporangi (a case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced) · gl esporanxio (a case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced) · pl zarodnia (a case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced) · ga spóragán (a case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced) · te సిద్ధబీజాశయము (a case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced) · pt esporângio (a case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced) · ja 胞子嚢 (a case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced)