oophoridium

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English

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Etymology

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From oo- (“egg”) +‎ -phore +‎ -idium.

Noun

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oophoridium (plural oophoridia)

  1. (botany, obsolete) The macrosporangium or case for the larger kind of spore in heterosporous flowerless plants.

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References

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“oophoridium”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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