English
macrosporangium
From macro- + sporangium.
A compound of macro- + sporangium
Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- ‘to increase’
Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós ‘lean, meager’
Proto-Hellenic *makrós
Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’
English macro-
Late Latin sporangium
English sporangium
Today it means
noun A megasporangium; sporangium or conceptacle containing only large spores.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / macrosporangium