meiosporangium

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noun

Any sporangium that is subject to meiosis

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Meanings

nounmeiosporangium (plural meiosporangia)

plural meiosporangia

  1. Any sporangium that is subject to meiosis

    It is consistent with the interpretation of the Entorrhiza meiosporangium as representing the ancestral meiosporangium of Asco- and Basidiomycota.

    2015 July 23, “Entorrhizomycota: A New Fungal Phylum Reveals New Perspectives on the Evolution of Fungi”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From meio- + sporangium.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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