lep·to·spo·ran·gi·ate \| ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷spə|ranjēə̇t, -ēˌāt\adjective Etymology: New Latin leptosporangiatus, from lept- + sporangium + Latin -atus -ate : having each sporangium formed from a single epidermal cell < leptosporangiate ferns > — opposed to eusporangiate