SORUS (sori)
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sorus mean? • SORUS (noun)
The noun SORUS has 2 senses:
1. a spore-producing structure in certain lichens and fungi
2. cluster of sporangia usually on underside of a fern frond
Familiarity information: SORUS used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SORUS (noun)
Meaning:
A spore-producing structure in certain lichens and fungi
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("sorus" is a kind of...):
reproductive structure (the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction)
Meaning:
Cluster of sporangia usually on underside of a fern frond
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("sorus" is a kind of...):
reproductive structure (the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction)
Meronyms (parts of "sorus"):
indusium (a membrane enclosing and protecting the developing spores especially that covering the sori of a fern)
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