ostiolate
World English Dictionary
ostiole (ˈɒstɪˌəʊl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the pore in the reproductive bodies of certain algae and fungi through which spores pass |
| 2. | any small pore |
| [C19: from Latin ostiolum, diminutive of ostium door] | |
| ostiolar | |
| —adj | |
| 'ostiolate | |
| —adj | |
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