Biology
sporangium
Term:sporangium
Literally meaning: ?spore case?
Origin: Anc Greek
??????(=seed) > (=sow,) >??????/spearo (=disperse)
+ ??????/angio(=vessel, receptacle) > ?????/aggos(=tube)
Coined/History
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Definition
Sporangium is a sac in which spores are produced, as in fungi, algae, mosses, and ferns.
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Angiocarpous
Term: angiocarpousLiterally meaning: ?fruit in vessel?Origin: Anc Greek??????/aggio (=vessel, receptacle) > ?????/aggos(=tube)??????/carpos(=fruit, grain)Coined/History(?)DefinitionAngiocapous is the fruit partially or wholly enclosed in a shell,...
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Angiomyolipoma
Term: angiomyolipomaLiterally meaning: ?growth of lipoid vessel?Origin: Anc Greek??????/aggio (=vessel, receptacle) > ?????/aggos(=tube)+(-???)/(-oma)=suffix denoting state or condition of mass growthCoined/HistoryGrawitz coined the term angio-myo-lipoma...
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Zoospore
Term: zoospore Literally meaning: ?seed like animal? Origin: Anc Greek????/zoon=(a live thing, animal)+ ??????(=seed) > (=sow) > ??????/spearo (=disperse) Coined/History(?) DefinitionA zoospore is a motile sexual flagellate spore without...
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Spore
Term: sporeLiterally meaning: " seed?Origin: Anc Greek??????(=seed) > (=sow,) >??????/spearo (=disperse) Coined/Historythe name of the classical Greek city ??????/Sparta is derived also from word ??????(=disperse) due to many villages around of...
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Sporophyte
Term: sporophyteOrigin: Anc Greek ??????(=seed) > (=sow,) ????/phyto(=plant) > ???/phyo(=germinate)literally means "spore-bearing» note: the name of the classical Greek city ??????/Sparta is derived also from word ??????/spearo (=disperse)...
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