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Ostiole
A small hole or opening through which certain fungi release their mature spores.
📖 Definitions of "Ostiole"
noun
- 1
A small hole or opening through which certain fungi release their mature spores.
- 2
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.
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