"megasporangium" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: megasporangia [plural]
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”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|-}} Latin, {{af|en|mega-|sporangium|t1=major}} mega- (“major”) + sporangium, {{der|en|grc|μέγας|t=great}} Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great”), {{der|en|grc|ἀγγεῖον|t=vessel}} Ancient Greek ἀγγεῖον (angeîon, “vessel”) Head templates: {{en-noun|megasporangia}} megasporangium (plural megasporangia)
  1. (biology) A sporangium which produces only megaspores Categories (topical): Biology Related terms: megasporangiate, megasporic, megasporogenesis, sporangial, sporangiophore, spore Translations (sporangium producing only megaspores): isoitiöpesäke (Finnish), macraspóragán [masculine] (Irish), megasporângio [masculine] (Portuguese)

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