macrosporangium

[ mak-roh-spuh-ran-jee-uhm ]

/ ˌmæk roʊ spəˈræn dʒi əm /

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noun, plural mac·ro·spo·ran·gi·a

[-jee-uh]. /-dʒi ə/. Botany.

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Origin of macrosporangium

First recorded in 1870–75; macro- + sporangium

Words nearby macrosporangium

macropsia, macropterous, macroscopic, macrosegment, macrosociology, macrosporangium, macrospore, macrostructure, macrotous, macruran, macrurous

How to use macrosporangium in a sentence

We have already examined in some detail the structure of the macrosporangium or ovule.
Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany|Douglas Houghton Campbell

British Dictionary definitions for macrosporangium

macrosporangium

/ (ˌmækrəʊspɔːˈrændʒɪəm) /

noun plural -gia (-dʒɪə)

another name for megasporangium

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