adjective
(of ferns) having each sporangium formed from a single epidermal cell
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leptosporangiate ferns
• Ant: ↑eusporangiate
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\\| ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷spə|ranjēə̇t, -ēˌāt\ adjectiveEtymology: New Latin leptosporangiatus, from lept- + sporangium + Latin -atus -ate
: having each sporangium formed from a single epidermal cell
leptosporangiate ferns
— opposed to eusporangiate
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leptosporanˈgiate adjective (botany)
Having each sporangium derived from a single cell, opp to eusporangiate
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Main Entry: ↑lepton
Useful english dictionary. 2012.