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oosporangium

oosporangium noun: an oogonium.

Noun

oosporangium (plural oosporangia)

  1. An oogonium.
  2. A case containing oval or rounded spores of some other kind than oospores.

Forms of oosporangium

pluraloosporangia
alternative formoösporangium

Origin of oosporangium

From oo- + sporangium.

Questions about oosporangium

What does oosporangium mean?
Oosporangium means an oogonium.
What part of speech is oosporangium?
Oosporangium is a noun.
What is the plural of oosporangium?
The plural of oosporangium is oosporangia.

Words near oosporangium in the dictionary

  1. oosphere
  2. oospheres
  3. oosporange
  4. oosporanges
  5. oosporangia
  6. oosporangium
  7. oospore
  8. oosporein
  9. oospores
  10. oosporic
  11. oosporiferous

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