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leptosporangium

leptosporangium noun: a sporangium formed from a single epidermal cell.

Noun

leptosporangium (plural leptosporangia)

  1. A sporangium formed from a single epidermal cell.
    • In the Filicales the leptosporangium has a specialized spore dispersal mechanism involving an annulus of cells with thick walls that ejects spores explosively as it dries out.2003, Jill Bailey, Filicinophyta (ferns), entry in The Facts on File Dictionary of Botany, page 84
    • The characteristic that unites the Filicales as a monophyletic clade is the presence of leptosporangia with an annulus-an area of specialized cells involved in dehiscence.[…]Leptosporangia typically produce only a few spores, and are most commonly homosporous.2010, Lily Bora, Principles of Paleobotany, page 256

Forms of leptosporangium

pluralleptosporangia

Origin of leptosporangium

From lepto- + sporangium.

Questions about leptosporangium

What does leptosporangium mean?
Leptosporangium means a sporangium formed from a single epidermal cell.
What part of speech is leptosporangium?
Leptosporangium is a noun.
What is the plural of leptosporangium?
The plural of leptosporangium is leptosporangia.

Words near leptosporangium in the dictionary

  1. leptospiruric
  2. leptosporangia
  3. leptosporangial
  4. leptosporangiate
  5. leptosporangiates
  6. leptosporangium
  7. leptostracan
  8. leptostracans
  9. leptotene
  10. leptotenes
  11. leptotenic

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