noun
Meaning 1
A structure in lichens that appears as a tiny pore on the outer surface, caused when there is a break in the cortex of the lichen and the medullary hyphae extend to the surface.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, lichenology, natural-sciences
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