/ˈsɔːɹəs/
OriginFrom New Latin sōrus, from Ancient Greek σωρός (sōrós, “heap”).
- Any reproductive structure, in some lichens and fungi, that produces spores.
- A cluster of sporangia on the edge or underside of a fern frond.
“AGLAOMORPHIA, [...] Sori non-indusiate, rotundate, [...] Fronds coriaceous, dimorphous, the sterile sessile querciform, brown rigid; [...]”
Formssori(plural)