leptosporangiate

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By comparing four fern cp genome sequences it was confirmed that two major rearrangements distinguish higher leptosporangiate ferns from basal fern lineages.

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  1. In botany, having sporangia formed from a single epidermal cell, as in the true ferns and in the Salviniaceæ and Marsileaceæ. Compare eusporangiate.

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  • By comparing four fern cp genome sequences it was confirmed that two major rearrangements distinguish higher leptosporangiate ferns from basal fern lineages. —  BioMed Central - Latest articles
 

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  1. from Greek λεπτός, slender, + New Latin sporangium + -ate.
 

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