ostiole
IPA: ˈɑstioʊɫ
noun
- (mycology) A small hole or opening through which certain fungi release their mature spores.
- (botany) A similar hole or opening in plants, such as the opening of the involuted fig inflorescence through which fig wasps enter to pollinate and breed.
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Examples of "ostiole" in Sentences
- They are situated in the receptacles and open by a small ostiole.
- The spore sac contains an ostiole, a small opening near the apex.
- The asci elongate into the ostiole, and discharge the ascospores outward.
- The spores are released through a small opening at the apex, the ostiole.
- The wall is thin and fragile and is yellow to brown, with a short ostiole.
- The spores are released through a small opening at the apex, the 'ostiole'.
- Their only connection with the outside is through a small pore called ostiole.
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