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sporostegium

sporostegium noun: the so-called fruit of plants in the family Characeae of green algae, consisting of the hard brownish spirally-twisted shell or covering of the spore.

Noun

sporostegium (plural sporostegia)

  1. The so-called fruit of plants in the family Characeae of green algae, consisting of the hard brownish spirally-twisted shell or covering of the spore.

Forms of sporostegium

pluralsporostegia

Questions about sporostegium

What does sporostegium mean?
Sporostegium means the so-called fruit of plants in the family Characeae of green algae, consisting of the hard brownish spirally-twisted shell or covering of the spore.
What part of speech is sporostegium?
Sporostegium is a noun.
What is the plural of sporostegium?
The plural of sporostegium is sporostegia.

Words near sporostegium in the dictionary

  1. sporosac
  2. sporosacs
  3. sporosphere
  4. sporospheres
  5. sporostegia
  6. sporostegium
  7. sporotheca
  8. sporothecae
  9. sporothriolide
  10. sporotrichoid
  11. sporotrichoses

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