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Meaning of sporangium | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
spəˈɹænd͡ʒɪəm

Definitions

A case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced by an organism.

Equivalents

Ελληνικά κάψα
Español esporangio
Suomi itiöpesäke
Gaeilge spóragán
Italiano sporangio
日本語 胞子嚢
Polski puszka zarodnia
Português esporângio
Русский спора́нгий

Examples

Scientific explanations include that exposure to light, lack of moisture or absence of food can cause sporangia to form from the plasmodium. At least one of these three conditions has been present every time I've seen sporangia form.”
Asexual reproduction by the production of a bud in place of a sporangium is not uncommon.”
The sporangia, however, are much larger: 3–4 mm long 0.7–1.1 mm in diameter versus only 1–1.5 mm long 0.5–0.8 mm in Corynepteris, and are characteristically banana shaped with a pair of elongate annuli.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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