Macrosporangium \Mac`ro*spo*ran"gi*um\, n. [NL. See {Macro-},
and {Sporangium}.] (Bot.)
A sporangium or conceptacle containing only large spores; --
opposed to {microsporangium}. Both are found in the genera
{Selaginella}, {Isoctes}, and {Marsilia}, plants remotely
allied to ferns.
macrosporangium
n : a plant structure that produces megaspores [syn: {megasporangium}]
[also: {macrosporangia} (pl)]