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microsporangium
[ mahy-kroh-spaw-ran-jee-uhm, -spoh- ]
microsporangium
/ ˌɪəʊɔːˈæԻɪə /
noun
- the structure in certain spore-bearing plants in which the microspores are formed: corresponds to the pollen sac in seed plants Compare megasporangium
microsporangium
/ ī′kō-ə-ă′ŧ-ə /
, Plural microsporangia
- A plant structure in which microspores are formed. The pollen-producing male cones of a pine consist of many microsporangia, where the microspores of the pine develop into pollen grains to be dispersed.
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of microsporangium1
First recorded in 1880–85; micro- + sporangium
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Example Sentences
Examples have not been reviewed.
C, longitudinal section of a spike, with a single macrosporangium at the base; the others, microsporangia, × 3.
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