noun
- a structure containing spores, especially in fungi, algae, and some plants
Usage: biology
Examples
- The fern’s sporangium releases thousands of tiny spores.
- Under the microscope, we could see the sporangium beginning to open.
- Each sporangium contains numerous spores ready for dispersal.
- The botanist examined the sporangium structure on the moss.
- When mature, the sporangium bursts to scatter its spores.
- The fungal sporangium was clearly visible on the bread mold.