macrosporangium
[ mak-roh-spuh-ran-jee-uh m ]
/ ˌmæk roʊ spəˈræn dʒi əm /
noun, plural mac·ro·spo·ran·gi·a [-jee-uh] /-dʒi ə/. Botany.
Origin of macrosporangium
First recorded in 1870–75;
macro- +
sporangium
Words nearby macrosporangium
macroscopy,
macrosegment,
macrosigmoid,
macrosociology,
macrosomia,
macrosporangium,
macrospore,
macrostomia,
macrostructure,
macrotia,
macrotous
Example sentences from the Web for macrosporangium
We have already examined in some detail the structure of the macrosporangium or ovule.
Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany |Douglas Houghton Campbell