megasporangium

English

Etymology

From neo-Latin, from mega- (“major”) +‎ sporangium. The prefix is from Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great”), and the base from spora + Ancient Greek ἀγγεῖον (angeîon, “vessel”).

Noun

megasporangium (plural megasporangia)

  1. (biology) A sporangium which produces only megaspores

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