Sporangenoun
(dated) A sporangium.
Sporangiumnoun
A case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced by an organism.
Sporangiumnoun
A spore case in the cryptogamous plants, as in ferns, etc.
Sporangiumnoun
organ containing or producing spores
Sporangium
A sporangium (pl., sporangia) (modern Latin, from Greek σπόρος (sporos) ‘spore’ + ἀγγεῖον (angeion) ‘vessel’) is an enclosure in which spores are formed. It can be composed of a single cell or can be multicellular.