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sporangium

/spuh-ran-jee-uhm/US // spəˈræn dʒi əm //UK // (spəˈrændʒɪəm) //

孢囊,孢粉,孢子叶,孢霉菌

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural spo·ran·gi·a [spuh-ran-jee-uh]. /spəˈræn dʒi ə/. Botany, Mycology.

    • : the case or sac in which spores are produced.

Examples

  • The spores are formed in a manner very similar to those of the mosses, and are set free by rupture of the sporangium.

  • The stipe in length ranges from three to ten times the diameter of the sporangium.

  • The stipe ranges a little shorter than in the preceding variety, three to seven times the sporangium.

  • In P. corticalis the line of cleavage before spore dispersal is indicated by a definite band surrounding the sporangium.

  • Outwardly the open sporangium, by the projecting free tips, reminds one of a trichia.