synangium
English
Etymology
From New Latin, from syn- + Ancient Greek ἀγγεῖον (angeîon, “a vessel”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɪˈnændʒi.əm/
- Hyphenation: sy‧nan‧gi‧um
Noun
synangium (plural synangia)
- (anatomy) The divided part beyond the pylangium in the aortic trunk of the amphibian heart.
- (botany) The boat-shaped sorus of certain ferns.
Related terms
- synangial
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for synangium in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)