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)]