sori

American  

[sawr-ahy, sohr-ahy] / ˈsɔr aɪ, ˈsoʊr aɪ /

noun

1. the plural of sorus.

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sori British  

/ ˈsɔːraɪ /

noun

1. the plural of sorus

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Example Sentences

Here is a closeup, showing the fern sori I discussed here: Because I just can’t get enough of gorgeous and unusual ferns, here are some more.

From Scientific American

When you look at the back of a fern, you might think you are looking at a pile of spores Fern sori, a collection of microscopic but structurally complex sporangia.

From Scientific American

Sporangia borne on elevated receptacles, forming roundish sori imperfectly covered by very delicate hood-shaped indusia attached to the base of the receptacles.

From Project Gutenberg

In some species of Puccinia the sori are so compact that they remain attached to the leaves long after they are dead and fallen.

From Project Gutenberg

This occasionally happens from the elongation of the normally placed sorus, which thus extends to the margin, and returns on the upper side, when the sori chance to be placed opposite to the marginal crenatures.

From Project Gutenberg