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ostiole
[os-tee-ohl]
noun
Biology.a small opening or pore, especially in the fruiting body of a fungus.
ostiole
/ ˈɒstɪələ, ˈɒstɪˌəʊl /
noun
the pore in the reproductive bodies of certain algae and fungi through which spores pass
any small pore
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Other 51Թ Forms
- ostiolar adjective
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51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ostiole1
C19: from Latin ostiolum, diminutive of ostium door
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Example Sentences
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The tegument of these pseudospores, above all in those which have germinated, and have consequently become more transparent, it is easy to see has many pores, or round ostioles.
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He records that in Hypoxylon macromphalum the ostioles are prominent, and in a close examination of my photograph, I do note minute points on the disc that are absent from Camillea cyclops.
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