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Definition of: sporangium
(spô·ran′jē·əm, spō-) noun plural ·gi·a (-jē·ə) Bot.
A sac in which asexual spores are produced endogenously, as in certain algae and fungi. Also called spore case. [<SPOR(O)- + Gk. angeion a vessel]
—spo·ran′gi·al adjective
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