English

Adjective

eusporangiate ‎(not comparable)

1. (botany) That has sporangia that were each formed from several epidermal cells; of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eusporangiate ferns.
   • 2005, Philip J. Harris, 11: Diversity in plant cell walls, Robert J. Henry (editor), Plant Diversity and Evolution, page 220,

     Bailey and Pain (1971) examined the walls of a wide range of species of ferns (both leptosporangiate and eusporangiate) and divided the species into three groups depending on whether their walls contained low (0-3%), medium or high (>10%) concentrations of mannose.

   • 2005, V. Raghavan, Developmental Biology of Fern Gametophytes, page 12,

     In the smaller of the two groups, known as the eusporangiate type, the sporangium originates from several initial cells.

   • 2009, Singh, Pande, Jain, Text Book Of Botany Diversity Of Microbes And Cryptogams, page 468,

     Describe structure and development of leptosporangiate and eusporangiate sporangia. Draw diagrams.

Coordinate terms

• leptosporangiate

Derived terms

• eusporangiate fern

Related terms

• eusporangium