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sporogonium

/spawr-uh-goh-nee-uhm, spohr-/US // ˌspɔr əˈgoʊ ni əm, ˌspoʊr- //UK // (ˌspɔːrəʊˈɡəʊnɪəm, ˌspɒ-) //

孢子草,孢子粉,孢子花,孢子叶

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural spo·ro·go·ni·a [spawr-uh-goh-nee-uh, spohr-]. /ˌspɔr əˈgoʊ ni ə, ˌspoʊr-/. Botany.

    • : the sporangium of mosses and liverworts.

Examples

  • The sporogonium is very similar throughout the group (figs. 8, 9).

  • Certain cells in the sporogonium of a moss are called mother-cells.

  • In contrast to the sexual generation this stage is called the spore-bearing generation (sporogonium, sporophyte).

  • Fertilization takes place about June, and the sporogonium is fully developed by the winter.

  • In none of the liverworts does the sporogonium develop by means of an apical cell, as is the rule in mosses.