ostiole

About 0.01 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A small hole or opening through which certain fungi release their mature spores.
2. noun A similar hole or opening in plants, such as the opening of the involuted fig inflorescence through which fig wasps enter to pollinate and breed.

Similar words

exostome ostium germ pore oocyst perithecium ozopore oogonium oosporangium apical germ pore sporocarp

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Word family

ostioles