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Sorus

Sorus Meaning & Definition
Sorus Definition And Meaning

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

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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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