sori
Americannoun
noun
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They are distinguished by large leaves called fronds and small sporangia-containing structures called sori, which are found on the underside of the fronds.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
The photo shows small bumps called sori on the underside of a fern frond.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
Inside the sori, spores are produced by meiosis and released into the air.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
Asplenium, as-plē′ni-um, n. spleenwort, a genus of ferns, mostly tropical, with long or linear sori, with indusium arising laterally from above a vein—including the lady-fern, black maiden-hair, &c.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
Pinnæ linear-lanceolate, scythe-shaped, auricled on the upper side, and with bristly teeth; fertile pinnæ contracted toward the top, bearing two rows of sori, which soon become confluent and cover the entire surface.
From The Fern Lover's Companion A Guide for the Northeastern States and Canada by Tilton, George Henry
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