sorus

About 0.03 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Any reproductive structure, in some lichens and fungi, that produces spores.
2. noun A cluster of sporangia on the edge or underside of a fern frond.

Similar words

sporangiospore sporocarp soredium spore case sorophore sporangium archesporium sorocarp fruiting body spermogonium

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Word family

sori