sporangium

[ spuh-ran-jee-uh m ]

/ spəˈræn dʒi əm /

the case or sac in which spores are produced.

Also called spore case.

Origin of sporangium

1815–25; < New Latin, equivalent to spor- spor- + Greek angeîon vessel

spo·ran·gi·al, adjective

Also the large fruiting bodies (sporangia) are easily distinguished.

The Fundamentals of Bacteriology |Charles Bradfield Morrey
These cysts are respectively known as sporangia, and asci or thecæ.

Fungi: Their Nature and Uses |Mordecai Cubitt Cooke
The “fertile” leaves are arranged in cones, and bear spore-cases (sporangia) in their axils, containing spores of one kind only.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 2 |Various
In the case of Trichomanes the axis on which the sporangia are inserted often projects beyond the cup in which they are contained.

How to Know the Ferns |S. Leonard Bastin

The pairs of sori are covered with pairs of indusia which, on the maturity of the sporangia, open out opposite to each other.

How to Know the Ferns |S. Leonard Bastin

sporangium

/ (spəˈrændʒɪəm) /

any organ, esp in fungi, in which asexual spores are produced

sporangial, adjective

C19: from New Latin, from sporo- + Greek angeion receptacle

sporangium

[ spə-răn′jē-əm ]

A cell within a fungus in which asexual spores are produced by progressive cleavage.

spo•ran′gi•al (-jē-əl) adj.

sporangium

[ spə-răn′jē-əm ]

A cell or structure in which spores are produced. Ferns, fungi, mosses, and algae release spores from sporangia. Also called spore case