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synangium

noun
syn·​an·​gi·​um | \ -jÄ“É™m\
plural synangia\ -​j(Ä“)É™ \

Definition of synangium

1 : the peripheral part of an arterial trunk from which the branches arise in a lower vertebrate — compare pylangium
2 : a sorus (as in ferns of the family Marattiaceae) made up of sporangia variously united or cohered into a compound structure

History and Etymology for synangium

New Latin, from syn- + -angium

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