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sporange

/spəˈɹænd͡ʒ/US/spəˈɹænd͡ʒ/

sporange noun: a sporangium.

Noun

sporange (plural sporanges)

  1. (dated) A sporangium.
    • The most immature of the sporanges have few or no papillae on them.1880, John Nietner, The Coffee Tree and its Enemies, page 28
    • If this were the cause we should expect to find the layer of denser plasm at the base of the sporange as well as on the sides and top, as we have no evidence that evaporation does not go on from the part of the sporange just around the sporangiophore as well as from the rest of its surface.1901, Deane Bret Swingle, Formation of spores in the sporanges of Rhizopus Nigricans, page 25

Forms of sporange

pluralsporanges

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Words that rhyme with sporange

Questions about sporange

What does sporange mean?
Sporange means a sporangium.
What part of speech is sporange?
Sporange is a noun.
How do you pronounce sporange?
Sporange is pronounced /spəˈɹænd͡ʒ/ (UK).
What is the plural of sporange?
The plural of sporange is sporanges.

Words near sporange in the dictionary

  1. sporadicness
  2. sporadism
  3. sporal
  4. sporamin
  5. sporamins
  6. sporange
  7. sporanges
  8. sporangia
  9. sporangial
  10. sporangiate
  11. sporangiferous

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