English dictionary
sorus
/'s/oU/r/@/s/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a spore-producing structure in certain lichens and fungi
Source: WordNet 3.0
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cluster of sporangia usually on underside of a fern frond
Source: WordNet 3.0
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One of the fruit dots, or small clusters of sporangia, on the back of the fronds of ferns.
Source: webster1913
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In parasitic fungi, any mass of spores bursting through the epidermis of a host plant.
Source: webster1913