megasporangium

English

Etymology

From neo-Latin, from mega- (“major”) +‎ sporangium. The prefix is from Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great”), and the base from spora + Ancient Greek ἀγγεῖον (angeîon, “vessel”).

Noun

megasporangium (plural megasporangia)

1. (biology) A sporangium which produces only megaspores

Related terms

• megasporangiate
• megasporic
• megasporogenesis
• sporangial
• sporangiophore
• spore

Translations

sporangium producing only megaspores

• Finnish: isoitiöpesäke
• Irish: macraspóragán m
• Portuguese: megasporângio m