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sporangiophore
English
Etymology
From sporangium +? -phore.
Noun
sporangiophore (plural sporangiophores)
- (botany) A receptacle in ferns which bears the sporangia, usually a stalk, but sometimes a scale (as in horsetails).
- (mycology) A special type of hypha that bears sporangia on the tip.
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sporangium
English
Etymology
From Late Latin sporangium, from Ancient Greek ????? (sporá, “seed”) + ??????? (angeîon, “vessel”).
Noun
sporangium (plural sporangia)
- (botany, mycology) A case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced by an organism. [From 1821.]
- 1993, Sally Stenhouse Kneidel, Creepy Crawlies and the Scientific Method: Over 100 Hands-on Science Experiments for Children, page 81,
- Scientific explanations include that exposure to light, lack of moisture or absence of food can cause sporangia to form from the plasmodium. At least one of these three conditions has been present every time I've seen sporangia form.
- 2000, Peter R. Bell, Alan R. Hemsley, Green Plants: Their Origin and Diversity, page 161,
- Asexual reproduction by the production of a bud in place of a sporangium is not uncommon.
- 2009, Edith L. Taylor, Thomas N. Taylor, Michael Krings, Paleobotany: The Biology and Evolution of Fossil Plants, page 416,
- The sporangia, however, are much larger: 3–4 mm long 0.7–1.1 mm in diameter versus only 1–1.5 mm long 0.5–0.8 mm in Corynepteris, and are characteristically banana shaped with a pair of elongate annuli.
- 1993, Sally Stenhouse Kneidel, Creepy Crawlies and the Scientific Method: Over 100 Hands-on Science Experiments for Children, page 81,
Synonyms
- (vessel in which spores are produced): capsule, sporange
Hyponyms
- (container of spores): sorus, microsporangia, megasporangia, eusporangium, leptosporangium, synangium
Derived terms
Related terms
- spore
- sporange
- sporangin
- synangium
Translations
References
- sporangium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- sporangium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- OED2
Dutch
Etymology
From Late Latin sporangium, from Ancient Greek ????? (sporá, “seed”) + ??????? (angeîon, “vessel”).
Pronunciation
Noun
sporangium n (plural sporangia, diminutive sporangiummetje n)
- (botany) sporangium
- Synonym: sporendoosje, sporendoos
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