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adj
Having sporangia that were each formed from a single epidermal cell; of, pertaining to, or characteristic of ferns of this kind.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Such a fern
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective
(of ferns) having each sporangium formed from a single epidermal cell
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: eusporangiate
History
From lepto- + sporangiate.
