eusporangiate

eusporangiate
adjective
(of ferns) having sporangia that arise from a group of epidermal cells
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eusporangiate ferns of the families Ophioglossaceae and Marattiaceae

Ant: ↑leptosporangiate

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\\|yüspə|ranjēə̇t, -ēˌāt\ adjective
Etymology: from (assumed) New Latin eusporangiatus, from New Latin eu- + sporangium + Latin -atus -ate
: having sporangia which rise from a group of epidermal cells

eusporangiate ferns of the families Ophioglossaceae and Marattiaceae

— opposed to leptosporangiate

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eusporangiate /ū-spo-ranˈji-āt/ (botany)
adjective
Of a group of ferns, having each sporangium derived from a group of cells, opp to leptosporangiate
ORIGIN: Gr eu well, and ↑sporangium

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