eusporangiate

adjective

eu·​spo·​ran·​gi·​ate

¦yüspə¦ranjēə̇t,

-ēˌāt

: having sporangia which rise from a group of epidermal cells

eusporangiate ferns of the families Ophioglossaceae and Marattiaceae

—opposed to leptosporangiate

Word History

Etymology

from (assumed) New Latin eusporangiatus, from New Latin eu- + sporangium + Latin -atus -ate

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