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noun
A sporangium which produces only megaspores
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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noun
a plant structure that produces megaspores
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: macrosporangium
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Broader terms: sporangium, spore case, spore sac
History
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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