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sporogonium

[ spawr-uh-goh-nee-uhm, spohr- ]

noun

, Botany.
, plural spo·ro·go·ni·a [spawr-, uh, -, goh, -nee-, uh, spohr-].
  1. the sporangium of mosses and liverworts.


sporogonium

/ ˌspɔːrəʊˈɡəʊnɪəm; ˌspɒ- /

noun

  1. the sporophyte of mosses and liverworts, consisting of a spore-bearing capsule on a short stalk that arises from the parent plant (the gametophyte)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌsporoˈgonial, adjective
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Other Words From

  • sporo·goni·al adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sporogonium1

First recorded in 1870–75; sporo- + -gonium
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Example Sentences

Sporogonium rising from the under side near the margin.

Sporogonium rising from the upper surface.

Procumbent, irregularly branched or subpinnate; leaves semi-vertical, subsquarrose, obliquely cordate, the lower lobe expanded; underleaves ovate, acutely bifid, the upper margin angular-dentate or entire; sporogonium unknown.—On trees and rocks, chiefly in mountain regions.

C, sporogonium with calyptra removed. op. lid, × 4.

G, longitudinal section of a young sporogonium, × 12. sp. spore mother cells.

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