Sorus vs. Spore

Sorusnoun

Any reproductive structure, in some lichens and fungi, that produces spores.

Sporenoun

A reproductive particle, usually a single cell, released by a fungus, alga, or plant that may germinate into another.

Sorusnoun

(botany) A cluster of sporangia on the edge or underside of a fern frond.

Sporenoun

A thick resistant particle produced by a bacterium or protist to survive in harsh or unfavorable conditions.

Sorusnoun

One of the fruit dots, or small clusters of sporangia, on the back of the fronds of ferns.

Sporeverb

To produce spores.

Sorusnoun

In parasitic fungi, any mass of spores bursting through the epidermis of a host plant.

Sporenoun

One of the minute grains in flowerless plants, which are analogous to seeds, as serving to reproduce the species.

Sorusnoun

a spore-producing structure in certain lichens and fungi

Sporenoun

An embryo sac or embryonal vesicle in the ovules of flowering plants.

Sorusnoun

cluster of sporangia usually on underside of a fern frond

Sporenoun

A minute grain or germ; a small, round or ovoid body, formed in certain organisms, and by germination giving rise to a new organism; as, the reproductive spores of bacteria, etc.

Sorus

A sorus (pl. sori) is a cluster of sporangia (structures producing and containing spores) in ferns and fungi.

Sporenoun

a small usually single-celled reproductive body produced by many plants and some protozoans and that develops into a new individual;

‘a sexual spore is formed after the fusion of gametes’;

Spore

In biology, a spore is a unit of sexual or asexual reproduction that may be adapted for dispersal and for survival, often for extended periods of time, in unfavourable conditions. Spores form part of the life cycles of many plants, algae, fungi and protozoa.