macrosporangium
24 points
English
15 letters
Not in frequency data
Valid in: UK dictionary
Definitions
A sporangium or conceptacle containing only large spores; -- opposed to microsporangium. Both are found in the genera Selaginella, Isoctes, and Marsilia, plants remotely allied to ferns.
Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Word forms
plural macrosporangia
Forms from WordNet 3.1 morphology — every form attested in the dictionary.
Synonyms
a plant structure that produces megaspores
Synonyms grouped by meaning — WordNet 3.1 (Princeton University).
Anagrams
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