Main Entry: spo·ran·gi·um

Pronunciation: \spə-ˈran-jē-əm\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural -gia\-jē-ə\

Etymology: New Latin, from spor- + Greek angeion vessel — more at angi-

Date: 1821

: a structure within which spores are produced

— spo·ran·gial \-j(ē-)əl\ adjective