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microsporangium

[ mahy-kroh-spaw-ran-jee-uhm, -spoh- ]

noun

, Botany.
, plural mi·cro·spo·ran·gi·a [mahy-kroh-spaw-, ran, -jee-, uh, -spoh-].
  1. a sporangium containing microspores.


microsporangium

/ ˌmaɪkrəʊspɔːˈrændʒɪəm /

noun

  1. the structure in certain spore-bearing plants in which the microspores are formed: corresponds to the pollen sac in seed plants Compare megasporangium
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microsporangium

/ mī′krō-spə-rănjē-əm /

, Plural microsporangia

  1. A plant structure in which microspores are formed. The pollen-producing male cones of a pine consist of many microsporangia, where the microspores of the pine develop into pollen grains to be dispersed.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of microsporangium1

First recorded in 1880–85; micro- + sporangium

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