əs, ˈsoʊr- Origin:
1825–35; < Neo-Latin < Greek sōrós heap
1825–35; < Neo-Latin < Greek sōrós heap
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| —n , pl -ri | |
| 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 |
| [C19: via New Latin from Greek sōros a heap] | |
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Sorus
is always a great word to know.
So is nonvascular plants. Does it mean:
| plants with the vascular tissues xylem and phloem for transporting water and nutrients |
| plants without a xylem and phloem to transport fluid and nutrients internally |
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sorus
in botany, brownish or yellowish cluster of spore-producing structures (sporangia) usually located on the lower surface of fern leaves. A sorus may be protected during development by a scale or flap of tissue called an indusium. In rust and smut fungi, a sorus is a spore mass produced on the leaf of an infected plant. Reproductive structures called sori also occur in various species of marine algae. See also spore.
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