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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-].
- the sporangium of mosses and liverworts.
sporogonium
/ ˌspɔːrəʊˈɡəʊnɪəm; ˌspɒ- /
noun
- the sporophyte of mosses and liverworts, consisting of a spore-bearing capsule on a short stalk that arises from the parent plant (the gametophyte)
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Derived Forms
- ˌsporoˈgonial, adjective
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Other Words From
- sporo·goni·al adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sporogonium1
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Example Sentences
Sporogonium rising from the under side near the margin.
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Sporogonium rising from the upper surface.
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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.
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C, sporogonium with calyptra removed. op. lid, × 4.
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G, longitudinal section of a young sporogonium, × 12. sp. spore mother cells.
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