sporostegium

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noun

The so-called fruit of plants in the family Characeae of green algae, consisting of the hard brownish spirally-twisted shell or covering of the spore.

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Meanings

nounsporostegium (plural sporostegia)

plural sporostegia

  1. biologyThe so-called fruit of plants in the family Characeae of green algae, consisting of the hard brownish spirally-twisted shell or covering of the spore.
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