About The Word Sorus
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Sorus
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What's The Definition Of Sorus?
[n] cluster of sporangia usually on underside of a fern frond
[n] a spore-producing structure in certain lichens and fungi Synonyms | Synonyms for Sorus: Related Terms | Find terms related to Sorus: See Also | indusium | reproductive structure Sorus In Webster's Dictionary \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.
\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. |
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