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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)
- (biology) A sporangium which produces only megaspores
Translations
sporangium producing only megaspores