Organ containing or producing spores

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. organ containing or producing spores [syn: spore case , spore sac ] [also: sporangia (pl)]

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"a case containing spores," 1821, Modern Latin (plural sporangia ), from Greek spora "spore" (see spore ) + angeion "vessel" (see angio- ).

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
A sporangium (pl., sporangia ) (modern Latin, from Greek σπόρος (sporos) ‘spore’ + αγγείον (angeion) ‘vessel’) is an enclosure in which spores are formed. It can be composed of a single cell or can be multicellular. All plants , fungi , and many other lineages ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context botany mycology English) A case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced by an organism. (From 1821.)

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sporangium \Spo*ran"gi*um\ (sp[-o]*r[a^]n"j[i^]*[u^]m), n.; pl. Sporangia (sp[-o]*r[a^]n"j[i^]*[.a]). [NL., fr. Gr. ? a sowing, seed + ? a receptacle.] (Bot.) A spore case in the cryptogamous plants, as in ferns, etc.