释义 |
os·ti·ole \ˈästēˌōl\ noun (-s) Etymology: New Latin ostiolum, from Latin, small door, diminutive of ostium : a small aperture, orifice, or pore: as a. : the mouth of the perithecium or other spore fruit in a fungus or lichen b. : an orifice of an odoriferous gland in various Hemiptera c. : the opening of the conceptacle in various fucoid seaweeds d. : one of the small inhalant orifices of a sponge |