Eusporangiatae

plural noun

Eu·​spo·​ran·​gi·​a·​tae

ˌyüspəˌranjēˈätˌē,

-ˈāt-

in some classifications

: a group comprising all the ferns in which sporangium formation is eusporangiate compare leptosporangiatae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from feminine plural of (assumed) New Latin eusporangiatus

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