Associations to the word «Ostiole»

Wiktionary

OSTIOLE, noun. (mycology) A small hole or opening through which certain fungi release their mature spores.
OSTIOLE, noun. (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.

Dictionary definition

OSTIOLE, noun. A small pore especially one in the reproductive bodies of certain algae and fungi through which spores pass.

Wise words

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