spore case

spore case

n. See sporangium.

spore case

n (Biology) the nontechnical name for sporangium

spore′ case`

n. a structure containing spores; sporangium.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	spore case - organ containing or producing sporessporangium, spore sacreproductive structure - the parts of a plant involved in its reproductionmacrosporangium, megasporangium - a plant structure that produces megasporesmicrosporangium - a plant structure that produces microsporeseusporangium - a sporangium that arises from a group of epidermal cellsleptosporangium - a sporangium formed from a single epidermal cell; characteristic of the Filicales or of almost all modern fernstetrasporangium - a sporangium containing four asexual spores
	2.	spore case - specialized leaf branch in certain aquatic ferns that encloses the sori or clusters of sporangiasporocarpreproductive structure - the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction