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sporogonium
[spawr-uh-goh-nee-uhm, spohr-]
noun
plural
sporogoniathe sporangium of mosses and liverworts.
sporogonium
/ ˌspɔːrəʊˈɡəʊnɪəm, ˌspɒ- /
noun
the sporophyte of mosses and liverworts, consisting of a spore-bearing capsule on a short stalk that arises from the parent plant (the gametophyte)
Other Word Forms
- sporogonial adjective
- ˌǰˈDzԾ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of sporogonium1
Example Sentences
Sporogonium rising from the under side near the margin.
Sporogonium rising from the upper surface.
Procumbent, irregularly branched or subpinnate; leaves semi-vertical, subsquarrose, obliquely cordate, the lower lobe expanded; underleaves ovate, acutely bifid, the upper margin angular-dentate or entire; sporogonium unknown.—On trees and rocks, chiefly in mountain regions.
C, sporogonium with calyptra removed. op. lid, × 4.
G, longitudinal section of a young sporogonium, × 12. sp. spore mother cells.
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