spəˈranjēəm, spōˈ-, spȯˈ- noun
( plural sporan·gia -ēə)
Etymology: New Latin, from spor- + Greek angeion vessel, receptacle — more at angi-
: a case within which spores that are usually asexual are produced or borne: as
a. : a mother cell that in various bacteria, algae, and fungi produces one or a few cells endogenously
b. : the spore sac of a moss ; broadly : capsule 2b
c. : a complex structure in most ferns and related plants that contains numerous spores nourished by a tapetum and is usually equipped with an annulus which aids in spore discharge
d. : microsporangium , megasporangium — compare gametangium , gonidangium