| NOUN | plant | spore case, sporangium, spore sac | organ containing or producing spores |
|---|---|---|---|
| plant | spore case, sporocarp | specialized leaf branch in certain aquatic ferns that encloses the sori or clusters of sporangia |
| Meaning | organ containing or producing spores. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | sporangium, spore sac | |
| Narrower | eusporangium | A sporangium that arises from a group of epidermal cells |
| leptosporangium | A sporangium formed from a single epidermal cell | |
| megasporangium, macrosporangium | A plant structure that produces megaspores | |
| microsporangium | A plant structure that produces microspores | |
| tetrasporangium | A sporangium containing four asexual spores | |
| Broader | reproductive structure | The parts of a plant involved in its reproduction |
| Spanish | esporangio | |
| Catalan | esporangi | |
| Meaning | Specialized leaf branch in certain aquatic ferns that encloses the sori or clusters of sporangia. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | sporocarp | |
| Broader | reproductive structure | The parts of a plant involved in its reproduction |
| Spanish | esporocarpio | |
| Catalan | esporocarp | |
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