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megasporangium
[ meg-uh-spaw-ran-jee-uhm, -spoh- ]
megasporangium
/ ˌɛɡəɔːˈæԻɪə /
noun
- the structure in certain spore-bearing plants in which the megaspores are formed: corresponds to the ovule in seed plants Compare microsporangium
megasporangium
/ ĕ′ə-ə-ă′ŧ-ə /
, Plural megasporangia
- A plant structure in which megaspores are formed, such as those of the female cones of pines.
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of megasporangium1
First recorded in 1885–90; mega- + sporangium
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Example Sentences
Examples have not been reviewed.
These are with few exceptions foliar structures, known in comparative morphology as sporophylls, because they bear the spores, namely, the microspores or pollen-grains which are developed in the microsporangia or pollen-sacs, and the megaspore, which is contained in the ovule or megasporangium.
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