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sporangiumImported
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A plant organ (plant organpo) in which plant spores (plant sporepo) are produced.

In bryophytes, particularly in mosses, a sporangium is referred to as a capsule. In seed plants, a sporangium is located in a sporophyll. In pteridophytes, a sporangium is located on the surface of a sporophyll or fertile leaf or borne on a sporangiophore. May be unicellular in some algae.

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Exact Synonyms
esporangio (Spanish, exact)
moss capsule (exact)
sporangia (exact, plural)
spore capsule (exact)
spore case (exact)
胞子嚢 (Japanese, exact)