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Sorus
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) In lichens, a heap of soredia on the thallus.
(2):
(n.) One of the fruit dots, or small clusters of sporangia, on the back of the fronds of ferns.
(3):
(n.) In parasitic fungi, any mass of spores bursting through the epidermis of a host plant.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Sorus'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/s/sorus.html. 1828.