megasporangium

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noun

A sporangium which produces only megaspores

Similar
macrosporangium
OriginAncient Greek μέγας →
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Meanings

nounmegasporangium (plural megasporangia)

plural megasporangia

  1. biologyA sporangium which produces only megaspores

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna plant structure that produces megaspores

Similar
macrosporangium
Broader
sporangiumspore casespore sac
Also see
macrosporangemacrosporangium

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἀγγεῖον“vessel”
  2. Ancient Greekμέγας“great”
  3. Englishmegasporangium

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”).

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Translations

Finnish isoitiöpesäke
  • isoitiöpesäkesporangium producing only megaspores
Irish macraspóragán
  • macraspóragánsporangium producing only megaspores
Portuguese megasporângio
  • megasporângiosporangium producing only megaspores
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APA

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

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

Chicago

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