sporogonium
the sporangium of mosses and liverworts.
Origin of sporogonium
1Other words from sporogonium
- spo·ro·go·ni·al, adjective
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How to use sporogonium in a sentence
The sporogonium is very similar throughout the group (figs. 8, 9).
Certain cells in the sporogonium of a moss are called mother-cells.
In contrast to the sexual generation this stage is called the spore-bearing generation (sporogonium, sporophyte).
Fertilization takes place about June, and the sporogonium is fully developed by the winter.
In none of the liverworts does the sporogonium develop by means of an apical cell, as is the rule in mosses.
British Dictionary definitions for sporogonium
/ (ˌspɔːrəʊˈɡəʊnɪəm, ˌspɒ-) /
the sporophyte of mosses and liverworts, consisting of a spore-bearing capsule on a short stalk that arises from the parent plant (the gametophyte)
Derived forms of sporogonium
- sporogonial, adjective
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