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spo⋅ran⋅gi⋅um

  [spuh-ran-jee-uhm]
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–noun, plural -gi⋅a  [-jee-uh] . Botany, Mycology.
the case or sac in which spores are produced.
Also called spore case.

Origin:
1815–25; < NL, equiv. to spor- spor- + Gk angeîon vessel

Related forms:
spo⋅ran⋅gi⋅al, adjective
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spo·ran·gi·um   (spə-rān'jē-əm)   
n.   pl. spo·ran·gi·a (-jē-ə)
A single-celled or many-celled structure in which spores are produced, as in fungi, algae, mosses, and ferns. Also called spore case.

[New Latin sporangīum : spor(o)- + Greek angeion, vessel; see angio-.]
spo·ran'gi·al (-jē-əl) adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: spo·ran·gi·um
Pronunciation: sp&-'ran-jE-&m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural spo·ran·gia /-jE-&/
: a mother cell that in various bacteria, algae, and fungi produces one or a few cells endogenously —spo·ran·gial /-j(E-)&l/ adjective
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sporangium spo·ran·gi·um (spə-rān'jē-əm)
n. pl. spo·ran·gi·a (-jē-ə)
A cell within a fungus in which asexual spores are produced by progressive cleavage.

spo·ran'gi·al (-jē-əl) adj.

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sporangium   (spə-rān'jē-əm)  Pronunciation Key 
Plural sporangia
A cell or structure in which spores are produced. Ferns, fungi, mosses, and algae release spores from sporangia. Also called spore case.
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