The building blocks of English
Affixes
-angium
A container.
Greek angeion, vessel.
In botany, a sporangium in ferns and lower plants is a receptacle in which asexual spores are formed; a synangium (Greek sun, with) is a group of united sporangia; a gametangium is a specialized organ or cell in which gametes are formed in algae, ferns, and some other plants. In zoology, a gonangium (Greek gone, generation, seed) is a reproductive polyp of a colonial hydroid.
Support this website
This dictionary contains more than 1,250 entries, illustrated by some 10,000 examples, all defined and explained for your information and emjoyment.
There are no advertisements to interrupt your reading pleasure. I rely on your generosity to cover running costs. Donations made via PayPal are secure.