episporangium

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noun

The indusium of a fern when it overlies the sporangium, as in Aspidium.

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Meanings

nounepisporangium (plural episporangia)

plural episporangia

  1. biologyThe indusium of a fern when it overlies the sporangium, as in Aspidium.

Origin

epi- + sporangium

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APA

episporangium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/episporangium

MLA

“episporangium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/episporangium. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “episporangium,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/episporangium.

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