sorus

noun

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so·rus | \ ˈsȯr-əs

plural sori\ ˈsȯr-ˌī

, -ˌē \

Definition of sorus

: a cluster of plant reproductive bodies: such as

a : a cluster of sporangia on the underside of a fertile fern frond

b : a mass of spores bursting through the epidermis of the host plant of a parasitic fungus

c : a cluster of gemmae on the thallus of a lichen

Examples of sorus in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Just 4 pounds of sorus can seed 30,000 pounds of kelp for harvest. — BostonGlobe.com, 26 June 2021 Fishermen place spore-holding sorus tissue along lengths of rope and submerge them, letting Mother Nature do the rest. — BostonGlobe.com, 26 June 2021

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