Sorus

What do we mean by sorus?

A cluster of sporangia borne on the underside of a fern frond. noun

A reproductive structure in certain fungi and lichens. noun

In botany, a heap or aggregation. noun

One of the fruit dots, or small clusters of sporangia, on the back of the fronds of ferns. noun

In parasitic fungi, any mass of spores bursting through the epidermis of a host plant. noun

In lichens, a heap of soredia on the thallus. noun

Any reproductive structure, in some lichens and fungi that produces spores noun

A cluster of sporangia on the edge or underside of a fern frond noun

Cluster of sporangia usually on underside of a fern frond noun

A spore-producing structure in certain lichens and fungi noun

Any reproductive structure, in some lichens and fungi, that produces spores.

A cluster of sporangia on the edge or underside of a fern frond.

Words that are spelled similarly to sorus:
sorus, torus, sorts, solus, horus, sous, sores, porus, soros, morus, sodus, sors, sorbus, lorus, sarus, soras, sorbs, sirus, sorum, dorus, sosus, korus, somus, soris, borus, orus, sonus, sopus, sporus, sobus, socus, corus, sords, soru, serus, srus.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word sorus:
spores, trumpet, leaf, produce, species, will.

Words that rhyme with sorus:
thesaurus, chorus, porous, clitoris, torus, loris, taurus, morris, doris, horace, horus, boris, dolores, norris, stegosaurus, porus, brontosaurus, tyrannosaurus, morus, chlorous, morrice, chloris, delores, squarrous, tsoris, vorous, norice, morice, morisk, bos taurus, phorous, slow loris, floris, moris, greek chorus, dorris, dilophosaurus, in chorus, genus brontosaurus, slender loris, moresk, ptloris, voris, fitzmaurice, maurus, genus chloris, genus stegosaurus, goris, laurice, maquiladoras, borris, genus tyrannosaurus, fitzmorris, genus loris, morriss, mcmorris, adore us, before us, bore us, dorice, for us, fore us, ignore us, implore us, lor us, montgoris, nor us, pour us, restore us, sorice, swore us, tor us, tore us, torras, tortorice, wore us.

Adjectives that are often used to describe sorus:
single, young, same, singular, mixed, mature, marginal, continuous, whole, linear, superficial, large, sporangial, circular, oogonial, basipetal, antheridial, spermatangial, male, crowded, tetrasporangial, simple, aecial, broad, central, monangial, hymenophyllaceous, dense, like, big, entire, female, indusiate, round, elongated, black, immature.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective sorus:
formation, development, linear, abscission, material.

Consonant match to sorus:
cirrus, serous, cyrus, saros, soros, siris, scirrhous, seeress, scirrhus, cirrous, cerous, souris, cerris, serrous, cirrhus, cirrhous, soares, serres, sarris, cerus, sa race, sorice.

Words that sound like sorus:
saurus, sorus, soares, soris, cyrus, cirrus, sirus, soros, saras, sarus, ceras, suras, soras, siris, souris, sarris, seeress, saros, serres, cerris, source, sorts, sorce, sora, serous, sorest, sarahs, struss, sorbus, cirrhus, surra, sortes, zoris, sorex, horus, horace, xerus, stress, sorrows, sonorous, saris, sarra, sarts, saraj, saara, sarks, sarcous, saraa, sarse, tsoris, sargus, serious, sarah, sara, series, citrus, cyprus, cypress, sera, cerise, cierra, ciera, cera, ceres, seus, serra, severus, cereus, scious, saira, ceara, sahra, sira, saury, saugus, citrous, ceros, sawgrass, seara, cervus, sauro, cyra, sauria, cerra, ceris, sayra, sarosh, seira, cyperus, seras, saporous, ceus, satirise, cerros, cedrus, savorous, saw grass, cereous, asuras, scyros.