Sorus Definition

sôrəs
sori
noun
A cluster of spore cases, esp. the ones on the undersurface of a fern frond.
Webster's New World
A reproductive structure in certain fungi and lichens.
American Heritage Medicine

Origin of Sorus

  • New Latin sōrus from Greek sōros heap teuə- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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