Oophorida

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Oophoridium \O`o*pho*rid"i*um\, n.; pl. L. {Oophorida}, E.
     {Oophoridiums}. [NL., dim. fr. Gr. ?. See {Oophore}.] (Bot.)
     The macrosporangium or case for the larger kind of spores in
     heterosporous flowerless plants.
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