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Sorus   /sˈɔrəs/   Listen
noun
Sorus  n.  (pl. sori)  
1.
(Bot.) One of the fruit dots, or small clusters of sporangia, on the back of the fronds of ferns.
2.
(a)
In parasitic fungi, any mass of spores bursting through the epidermis of a host plant.
(b)
In lichens, a heap of soredia on the thallus.





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"Sorus" Quotes from Famous Books



... fixed centrally behind the sorus and arching over it, soon withering, often illusive. Fronds two to three pinnate, very graceful. Moisture-loving ...
— The Fern Lover's Companion - A Guide for the Northeastern States and Canada • George Henry Tilton


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