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oophoridium

oophoridium noun: the macrosporangium or case for the larger kind of spore in heterosporous flowerless plants.

Noun

oophoridium (plural oophoridia)

  1. (obsolete) The macrosporangium or case for the larger kind of spore in heterosporous flowerless plants.

Forms of oophoridium

pluraloophoridia

Origin of oophoridium

By surface analysis, oophore + -idium.

Questions about oophoridium

What does oophoridium mean?
Oophoridium means the macrosporangium or case for the larger kind of spore in heterosporous flowerless plants.
What part of speech is oophoridium?
Oophoridium is a noun.
What is the plural of oophoridium?
The plural of oophoridium is oophoridia.

Words near oophoridium in the dictionary

  1. oophorectomized
  2. oophorectomy
  3. oophores
  4. oophoric
  5. oophoridia
  6. oophoridium
  7. oophoritis
  8. oophoro-
  9. oophorocystectomy
  10. oophorohysterectomies
  11. oophorohysterectomy

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