sori
Americannoun
noun
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Inside the sori, spores are produced by meiosis and released into the air.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
They are distinguished by large leaves called fronds and small sporangia-containing structures called sori, which are found on the underside of the fronds.
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The photo shows small bumps called sori on the underside of a fern frond.
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Which thing cam al thurgh Falssemblant, That false Nessus the Geant Made unto him and to his wif; Wherof that he hath lost his lif, And sche sori for everemo.
From Confessio Amantis, or, Tales of the Seven Deadly Sins by Macaulay, G. C. (George Campbell)
For every man mai understonde, Hou for a time that it stonde, 4460 It is a sori lust to lyke, Whos ende makth a man to syke And torneth joies into sorwe.
From Confessio Amantis, or, Tales of the Seven Deadly Sins by Macaulay, G. C. (George Campbell)
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