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Definition of Ostiole
1. Noun. A small pore especially one in the reproductive bodies of certain algae and fungi through which spores pass.
Definition of Ostiole
1. n. The exterior opening of a stomate. See Stomate.
Definition of Ostiole
1. Noun. (mycology) A small hole or opening through which certain fungi release their mature spores. ¹
2. Noun. (botany) 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. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ostiole
1. a small bodily opening [n -S] : OSTIOLAR [adj]
Medical Definition of Ostiole
1. An opening or pore. (09 Oct 1997)
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Literary usage of Ostiole
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1. The Micrographic Dictionary: A Guide to the Examination and Investigation of by John William Griffith, Arthur Henfrey (1883)
"... ordinarily bursting by a pore or ostiole, or a lid, to extrude, in most cases,
a gelatinous ball of filaments mixed with spores. ..."
2. A Manual of British Lichens: Containing Descriptions of All the Species and by William Mudd (1861)
"The ostiole is generally distinct, rounded or suban- gular, large and patent when
old, and somewhat resembling very young ..."
3. The Microscopist: A Compendium of Microscopic Science Including the Use of by Joseph Henry Wythe (1883)
"... innate-superficial, produced into a neck, ostiole simple. ... ostiole more or
less produced. Spores ovoid or ellipsoid, double, then halved into ..."
4. A Course of Practical Instruction in Botany by Frederick Orpen Bower (1891)
"The ostiole, by which the cavity communicates with the exterior. 3. The hairs,
which almost fill the cavity, and may even protrude through the ostiole. 4. ..."
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