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sorus

/sawr-uhs, sohr-/US // ˈsɔr əs, ˈsoʊr- //UK // (ˈsɔːrəs) //

梭罗,梭梭,梭伦,梭罗人

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural so·ri [sawr-ahy, sohr-ahy]. /ˈsɔr aɪ, ˈsoʊr aɪ/.

    • : Botany. one of the clusters of sporangia on the back of the fronds of ferns.
    • : Mycology. a soruslike spore mass of certain fungi and lichens.

Examples

  • The indusium arises from a vein to which the sorus is attached.

  • The sorus is circular and is covered with an indusium which is notched or kidney-shaped.

  • Synangium, si-nan′ji-um, n. an arterial trunk: the boat-shaped sorus of certain ferns.

  • Commonly the spore-cases occupy only detached spots or lines, each of which is called a Sorus, or in English merely a Fruit-dot.

  • In this case the sorus is always near to the margin of the leaf, and the indusium or covering is cup-shaped.