zygosporangium

[zahy-goh-spaw-ran-jee-uhm, -spoh-, zig-oh-]

zy·go·spo·ran·gi·um

[zahy-goh-spaw-ran-jee-uhm, -spoh-, zig-oh-]
noun, plural zy·go·spo·ran·gi·a [-jee-uh] . Mycology.
a sporangium that bears a zygospore.

Origin:
zygo- + sporangium
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To zygosporangium

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Zygosporangium has a plethora of syllables.
So is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. Does it mean:
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature