— ostiolar /os"tee euh leuhr, o stuy"-/ , adj.
/os"tee ohl'/ , n.
Biol. a small opening or pore, esp. in the fruiting body of a fungus.
[ 1825-35; ostiolum little door, equiv. to osti ( um ) door (see OSTIUM) + -olum -OLE 1 ]
— ostiolar /os"tee euh leuhr, o stuy"-/ , adj.
/os"tee ohl'/ , n.
Biol. a small opening or pore, esp. in the fruiting body of a fungus.
[ 1825-35; ostiolum little door, equiv. to osti ( um ) door (see OSTIUM) + -olum -OLE 1 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012