microsporangium
/ˌmʌɪkrə(ʊ)spəˈrandʒɪəm
/noun (plural microsporangia /ˌmʌɪkrə(ʊ)spəˈrandʒɪə/) Botany
A sporangium containing microspores.Each anther has four microsporangia arranged in pairs in the two lobes....
- In pollen cones, microsporangia are borne on a single bract without a trace of a second, subtending structure.
- The microsprophylls of cycads are arranged in strobili and bear clusters of microsporangia on their abaxial surface.