Sporangia

4 definitions found

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

  Sporangium \Spo*ran"gi*um\ (sp[-o]*r[a^]n"j[i^]*[u^]m), n.; pl.
     {Sporangia} (sp[-o]*r[a^]n"j[i^]*[.a]). [NL., fr. Gr. ? a
     sowing, seed + ? a receptacle.] (Bot.)
     A spore case in the cryptogamous plants, as in ferns, etc.
     [1913 Webster]



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

  Zoosporangium \Zo`o*spo*ran"gi*um\, n.; pl. {-sporangia}. [NL.
     See {Zoo-}, and {Sporangium}.] (Bot.)
     A spore, or conceptacle containing zoospores.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sporangium
       n : organ containing or producing spores [syn: {spore case}, {spore
           sac}]
       [also: {sporangia} (pl)]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sporangia
       See {sporangium}