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ostiole
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os·ti·ole  (st-l)
n.
A small opening or pore, as of a fruiting body.
[Latin stiolum, diminutive of stium, opening; see ostium.]
osti·olar (st-lr, -st-) adj.
ostiole [ˈɒstɪˌəʊl]
n Biology
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) the pore in the reproductive bodies of certain algae and fungi through which spores pass
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) any small pore
[from Latin ostiolum, diminutive of ostium door]
ostiolar  [ˈɒstɪələ], ostiolate adj
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Noun1.ostiole - a small pore especially one in the reproductive bodies of certain algae and fungi through which spores pass
pore - any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal
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Fruiting bodies: Stromata brick-red at maturity, eventually turning brownish-black to black with age; hemispherical, 3-7 mm across, confluent forming extensive lobed crusts; surface papillate with protruding tips of perithecia but ostiolar necks do not extend beyond the crust of the stroma; ostioles breaking exposing pore into perithecium.
The lignicolous fungi of Ginn Woods, Delaware County, Indiana by Nurtjahja, Kiki / Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science
 
 
 
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