Meanings
nounzoosporangium (plural zoosporangia)
plural zoosporangia · alternative zoösporangium
- biologyA sporangium, or conceptacle containing or producing zoospores.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷyéh₃-w-os
- Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ōwós
- Ancient Greekζωός (zōós)
- Ancient Greekζώῐ̈ον (zṓĭ̈on)
- Ancient Greekζῷον (zōîon)
- Englishzoo-
- Englishsporangium
- Englishzoosporangium
From zoo- + sporangium.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish parveiluitiöpesäke, zoosporangio
- parveiluitiöpesäkea sporangium, or conceptacle containing or producing zoospores
- zoosporangioa sporangium, or conceptacle containing or producing zoospores
French zoosporange
- zoosporangea sporangium, or conceptacle containing or producing zoospores
Irish zóspóragán
- zóspóragána sporangium, or conceptacle containing or producing zoospores
Polish zoosporangium
- zoosporangiuma sporangium, or conceptacle containing or producing zoospores
Cite this entry
APA
zoosporangium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zoosporangium
MLA
“zoosporangium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zoosporangium. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zoosporangium,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zoosporangium.
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