SORUS


Meaning of SORUS in English

/sawr"euhs, sohr"-/ , n. , pl. sori /sawr"uy, sohr"uy/ .

1. Bot. one of the clusters of sporangia on the back of the fronds of ferns. See diag. under fern .

2. Mycol. a soruslike spore mass of certain fungi and lichens.

[ 1825-35; sorós heap ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .