spore sac

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   organ containing or producing spores

   Synonymssporangiumspore case

   Broaderreproductive structure

   Narrowermegasporangiummicrosporangiumeusporangiumleptosporangiumtetrasporangium

Questions about spore sac

What does spore sac mean?

spore sac means "organ containing or producing spores".

What is another word for spore sac?

Close synonyms include sporangium, spore case. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is spore sac a common word?

spore sac is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.