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sorus |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sorus \So"rus\, n. a In parasitic fungi, any mass of spores bursting through the epidermis of a host plant. b In lichens, a heap of soredia on the thallus. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sorus \So"rus\, n.; pl {Sori}. [NL., fr Gr ? a heap.] (Bot.) One of the fruit dots, or small clusters of sporangia, on the back of the fronds of ferns. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: sorus n 1: a spore-producing structure in certain lichens and fungi 2: cluster of sporangia usually on underside of a fern frond
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