tetrasporangium
[ te-truh-spaw-ran-jee-uh m, -spoh- ]
/ ˌtɛ trə spɔˈræn dʒi əm, -spoʊ- /
noun, plural tet·ra·spo·ran·gi·a [te-truh-spaw-ran-jee-uh, -spoh-] /ˌtɛ trə spɔˈræn dʒi ə, -spoʊ-/. Botany.
a sporangium containing four asexual spores.
Origin of tetrasporangium
First recorded in 1885–90;
tetra- +
sporangium
Words nearby tetrasporangium
tetrapterous,
tetrapylon,
tetrarch,
tetrasaccharide,
tetrasomic,
tetrasporangium,
tetraspore,
tetrastich,
tetrastichous,
tetrastyle,
tetrasyllable