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OSTIOLE
ostiole
(noun) a small pore especially one in the reproductive bodies of certain algae and fungi through which spores pass
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ostiole (plural ostioles)
(mycology) A small hole or opening through which certain fungi release their mature spores.
(botany) 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.
Anagrams
• Osloite, looties, oolites, oölites, stoolie, toolies
Source: Wiktionary
Os"ti*ole, n. Etym: [L. ostiolum a little door, dim. of ostium a door: cf. F. ostiole.] (Bot.) (a) The exterior opening of a stomate. See Stomate. (b) Any small orifice.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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