carposporangium

noun

car·​po·​spo·​ran·​gi·​um

plural carposporangia

-jēə

: one of the sporangia forming the cystocarp in the red algae and containing carpospores

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from carp- entry 1 + sporangium

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Rhymes for carposporangium

• sporangium