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noun
Synonym of sporangium.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: sporangium
Antonyms: none provided
noun
specialized leaf branch in certain aquatic ferns that encloses the sori or clusters of sporangia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: sporocarp
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: reproductive structure
noun
organ containing or producing spores
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: sporangium, spore sac
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: reproductive structure
Narrower terms: megasporangium, macrosporangium, microsporangium, eusporangium, leptosporangium, tetrasporangium
History
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