Definition of sorus
English to English noun - a spore-producing structure in certain lichens and fungi
source: WordNet 3.0 - cluster of sporangia usually on underside of a fern frond
source: WordNet 3.0 - One of the fruit dots, or small clusters of sporangia, on the back of the fronds of ferns.
source: Webster 1913 - In parasitic fungi, any mass of spores bursting through the epidermis of a host plant.
source: Webster 1913
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