Microsporangium
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noun.
A structure in which microspores are formed.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A sporangium containing microspores: the homologue of the pollen-sac in phanerogams.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
A sporangium or conceptacle containing only very minute spores. Cf.
macrosporangium
.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
A
case
,
capsule
or
container
that holds
microspores
.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
a plant structure that produces microspores
Word Usage
"To deal first with the microsporangium or pollen-sac."
Etymologically Related
macrosporangium
sporangium
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
sporangium
spore case
spore sac
variant
macrosporangium
microsporangia