Sorus (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural so·ri [sawr-ahy, sohr-ahy]. /ˈsɔr aɪ, ˈsoʊr aɪ/.
  1. one of the clusters of sporangia on the back of the fronds of ferns.
  2. a soruslike spore mass of certain fungi and lichens.
noun plural -ri (-raɪ)
  1. a cluster of sporangia on the undersurface of certain fern leaves
  2. any of various similar spore-producing structures in some lichens and fungi
Plural sori (sôrī)
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