Sporostegium
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sporostegium is a noun meaning (botany) The so-called fruit of plants in the family Characeae of green algae, consisting of the hard brownish spirally-twisted shell or covering of the spore.
Meaning
(botany) The so-called fruit of plants in the family Characeae of green algae, consisting of the hard brownish spirally-twisted shell or covering of the spore.
Word Forms
- sporostegia
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sporophyll, sporangiophore, sporophyl, sporocarp, sporogonium, sporange.
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