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sporangium

spo·ran·gi·um [ spə ránjee əm ] (plural spo·ran·gi·a [ spə ránjee ə ])


noun 
Definition:
 
spore-producing organ: a hollow spore-producing organ in fungi, ferns, and some other plants

[Early 19th century. < modern Latin, "spore vessel" < Greek spora "sowing, seed" + aggeion "small vessel" (see angio-)]
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