Sporange vs. Sporangium — What's the Difference?

(dated) A sporangium.

A sporangium (pl., sporangia) (modern Latin, from Greek σπόρος (sporos) ‘spore’ + ἀγγεῖον (angeion) ‘vessel’) is an enclosure in which spores are formed. It can be composed of a single cell or can be multicellular.

A single-celled or many-celled structure in which spores are produced, especially in fungi, algae, mosses, and ferns. Also called spore case.

A case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced by an organism.

A spore case in the cryptogamous plants, as in ferns, etc.

Organ containing or producing spores