macrosporangium

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noun

A megasporangium; sporangium or conceptacle containing only large spores.

Similar
megasporangium
Opposite
microsporangium
OriginEnglish sporangium ← French macro- ← Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós) →
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Meanings

nounmacrosporangium (plural macrosporangia)

plural macrosporangia

  1. biologyA megasporangium; sporangium or conceptacle containing only large spores.

    Antonyms: microsporangium

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA megasporangium; sporangium or conceptacle containing only large spores.

Opposite
microsporangium

More synonyms by meaning

nouna plant structure that produces megaspores

Similar
megasporangium
Broader
sporangiumspore casespore sac
Also see
megasporangium

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*meh₂ḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*mh₂ḱrós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*makrós
  4. Ancient Greekμᾰκρός (măkrós)
  5. Frenchmacro-
  6. Englishmacro-
  7. Englishsporangium
  8. Englishmacrosporangium

From macro- + sporangium.

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Cite this entry
APA

macrosporangium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macrosporangium

MLA

“macrosporangium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macrosporangium. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “macrosporangium,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macrosporangium.

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