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noun
Any reproductive structure, in some lichens and fungi, that produces spores.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, lichenology, mycology, natural-sciences
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noun
A cluster of sporangia on the edge or underside of a fern frond.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
cluster of sporangia usually on underside of a fern frond
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: reproductive structure
noun
a spore-producing structure in certain lichens and fungi
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: reproductive structure
History
From New Latin sōrus, from Ancient Greek σωρός (sōrós, “heap”).
Across languages
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