leptosporangiate

adjective

lep·​to·​spo·​ran·​gi·​ate

-ēˌāt

: having each sporangium formed from a single epidermal cell

leptosporangiate ferns

—opposed to eusporangiate

Word History

Etymology

New Latin leptosporangiatus, from lept- + sporangium + Latin -atus -ate

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