Microsporangium
[mahy-kroh-spaw-ran-jee-uh m, -spoh-] /ˌmaɪ kroʊ spɔˈræn dʒi əm, -spoʊ-/
noun, plural microsporangia
[mahy-kroh-spaw-ran-jee-uh, -spoh-] /ˌmaɪ kroʊ spɔˈræn dʒi ə, -spoʊ-/ (Show IPA). Botany.
1.
a containing microspores.
/ˌmaɪkrəʊspɔːˈrændʒɪəm/
noun (pl) -gia (-dʒɪə)
1.
the structure in certain spore-bearing plants in which the microspores are formed: corresponds to the pollen sac in seed plants Compare megasporangium
microsporangium
(mī’krō-spə-rān’jē-əm)
Plural microsporangia
A plant structure in which microspores are formed. The pollen-producing male cones of a pine consist of many microsporangia, where the microspores of the pine develop into pollen grains to be dispersed.
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