Definition of Macrosporangium. Meaning of Macrosporangium. Synonyms of Macrosporangium

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Definition of Macrosporangium

Macrosporangium
Macrosporangium Mac`ro*spo*ran"gi*um, n. [NL. See Macro-, and Sporangium.] (Bot.) A sporangium or conceptacle containing only large spores; -- opposed to microsporangium. Both are found in the genera Selaginella, Isoctes, and Marsilia, plants remotely allied to ferns.

Meaning of Macrosporangium from wikipedia

- A sporangium (from Late Latin, from Ancient Gr**** σπορά (sporá) 'seed', and ἀγγεῖον (angeîon) 'vessel'); pl.: sporangia) is an enclosure in which spores...