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sori

sori is the plural of sorus.

Meaning of sorus

Noun

sorus (plural sori)

  1. Any reproductive structure, in some lichens and fungi, that produces spores.
  2. A cluster of sporangia on the edge or underside of a fern frond.
    • AGLAOMORPHIA, [...] Sori non-indusiate, rotundate, [...] Fronds coriaceous, dimorphous, the sterile sessile querciform, brown rigid; [...]1857, Thomas Moore, Index Filicum: A Synopsis, with Characters, of the Genera, and an Enumeration of the Species of Ferns : with Synonymes, References

Noun

sori (uncountable)

  1. (historical, obsolete) Copper sulphate, especially combined with other impurities, particularly in the context of the Roman Empire.
    • […] copper which had contracted an efflorescence from age; the Sori was sulphate of copper combined with zinc or other impurities; and the Misy was a combination of sulphate of copper with sulphate of iron, the predominance of the[…]1851, Monthly Journal of Medical Science, page 254
    • There is another difference in that chalcitis contains three kinds of mineral, copper, misy and sori, each of which we shall describe in its place. The approved variety of chalcitis is honey-coloured, and streaked with fine veins and is friable and not stony. It is also thought to be more useful...1966 June 1, Forbes, Studies in Ancient Technology, BRILL, →ISBN, page 78

Origin of sori

. Latin [Term?]?

Questions about sori

What does sori mean?
Sori means copper sulphate, especially combined with other impurities, particularly in the context of the Roman Empire.
What is sori the plural of?
Sori is the plural of sorus.
What part of speech is sori?
Sori is a noun.

Words near sori in the dictionary

  1. sorgo
  2. sorgolactone
  3. sorgolactones
  4. sorgoleone
  5. Sorgs
  6. sori
  7. Soria
  8. Soriano
  9. Sorianos
  10. soricid
  11. soricidin

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