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sporangium

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /spəˈɹænd͡ʒɪəm/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced by an organism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, botany, mycology, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sporange, spore case, theca, capsule

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

organ containing or producing spores

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: spore case, spore sac

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: reproductive structure

Narrower terms: megasporangium, macrosporangium, microsporangium, eusporangium, leptosporangium, tetrasporangium

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: спора́нгий (sporángij) — a case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced
  • Catalan: esporangi — a case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced
  • Dutch: sporangium — a case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced
  • Dutch: sporendoosje — a case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced
  • Finnish: itiöpesäke — a case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced
  • Galician: esporanxio — a case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced
  • Irish: spóragán — a case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced
  • Italian: sporangio — a case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced
  • Japanese: 胞子嚢 (houshinou) — a case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced
  • Māori: whare pua-atua — a case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced
  • Occitan: esporangi — a case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced
  • Polish: zarodnia — a case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced
  • Portuguese: esporângio — a case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced
  • Russian: спора́нгий (sporángij) — a case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced
  • Spanish: esporangio — a case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced
  • Telugu: బీజకణకోశము (bījakaṇakōśamu) — a case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced
  • Telugu: సిద్ధబీజాశయము (siddhabījāśayamu) — a case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced