sporangiole

\\-ˌōl\ noun (-s)

Etymology: New Latin sporangiolum

: a small deciduous few-spored sporangium occurring along with larger sporangia that contain numerous spores in fungi of the family Mucoraceae

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sporanˈgiole or sporanˈgiolum (or /-jīˈ/) noun (pl sporanˈgioles or sporanˈgiola)

A sporangium containing one or few spores

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Main Entry: ↑spore

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sporangiole

see sporangiolum.