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megasporangium

 

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Noun megasporangium has 1 sense
  1. megasporangium, macrosporangium - a plant structure that produces megaspores
    --1 is a kind of sporangium, spore case, spore sac

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Megasporangium

Noun: A plant structure that produces and contains megaspores, which develop into female gametophytes.

Example sentence: The megasporangium of a fern is typically found on the underside of a leaf.


Megasporangium

Noun: In non-flowering seed plants, a structure that houses the megaspore, which gives rise to the female gametophyte.

Example sentence: The cone of a pine tree contains numerous megasporangia, each capable of producing a megaspore.


Megasporangium

Noun: The female reproductive structure in certain fungi that produces megaspores.

Example sentence: The megasporangium of the mushroom plays a crucial role in the life cycle of the fungus.


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