Definition of Sporangia. Meaning of Sporangia. Synonyms of Sporangia

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Definition of Sporangia

Sporangia
Sporangium Spo*ran"gi*um, n.; pl. Sporangia. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a sowing, seed + ? a receptacle.] (Bot.) A spore case in the cryptogamous plants, as in ferns, etc.

Meaning of Sporangia from wikipedia

- A sporangium (pl., sporangia) (modern Latin, from Gr**** σπόρος (sporos) ‘spore’ + αγγείον (angeion) ‘vessel’) is an enclosure in which spores are formed...
- sporangiospores are produced inside a spherical structure, the sporangium. Sporangia are supported by a large apophysate columella atop a long stalk, the sporangiop****...
- (see hypha), and if they do, they are scarce, appearing at the bases of sporangia, and sometimes in older parts of the filaments. Some are unicellular,...
- strobili) is a structure present on many land plant species consisting of sporangia-bearing structures densely aggregated along a stem. Strobili are often...
- group Ophioglossales have a unique arrangement. Fern fronds often bear sporangia, where the plant's spores are formed, usually on the underside (abaxial...
- through a cross-section of the leaf to the bottom, bunches of sporangia will be found. Sporangia will form the “white downy” appearance of the leaves, giving...
- order to release its contents, and is common among fruits, anthers and sporangia. Sometimes this involves the complete detachment of a part. Structures...
- original description of the genus, Lang described the sporangia as flattened, "with terminal sporangia that are short and wide", and in the species Cooksonia...
- A sorus (pl. sori) is a cluster of sporangia (structures producing and containing spores) in ferns and fungi. This New Latin word is from Ancient Gr****...
- white blisters contain sporangia; these sporangia are released from these blisters by bursting through the plant tissue. The sporangia, if dis****d to a...
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