sori
[sawr-ahy, sohr-ahy]
- plural of sorus.
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sorus
[sawr-uh s, sohr-]
- Botany. one of the clusters of sporangia on the back of the fronds of ferns.
- Mycology. a soruslike spore mass of certain fungi and lichens.
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Origin of sorus
1825–35; < New Latin < Greek sōrós heap
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The sori are borne in lines on either side of the mid-vein of the lobe.
How to Know the FernsS. Leonard Bastin
We shall find the sori on veins which run from the mid-vein of the pinnules.
How to Know the FernsS. Leonard Bastin
The sori are placed on veins which branch out from the mid-veins of the pinnules.
How to Know the FernsS. Leonard Bastin
The sori are very abundant, but as these are small they should be carefully examined.
How to Know the FernsS. Leonard Bastin
The sori have indusia, but this is hidden by the margin of the pinnules, which are recurved.
How to Know the FernsS. Leonard Bastin
sori
- the plural of sorus
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sorus
- a cluster of sporangia on the undersurface of certain fern leaves
- any of various similar spore-producing structures in some lichens and fungi
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Word Origin
C19: via New Latin from Greek sōros a heap
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sorus
[sôr′əs]
- A cluster of sporangia borne on the underside of a fern frond. A sorus is sometimes covered by an indusium. Also called fruitdot
- A reproductive structure consisting of masses of spores, characteristic of certain fungi such as rusts and smuts.
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