释义 |
so·rus \ˈsōrəs, ˈsȯr-\ noun (plural so·ri \-ōrˌī, -ȯˌrī\) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek sōros heap; akin to Latin tumēre to swell — more at thumb : a cluster of reproductive bodies or spores on a lower plant: as a. : a clump of sporangia on a fertile frond of a fern b. : a mass of spores bursting through the epidermis of the host plant of a parasitic fungus c. : a cluster of gemmae on the thallus of a lichen |