Sporus (en. Sporus)

/spɔ.ʁys/

Meaning & Definition

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noun

Part of a mushroom or plant, generally small and containing reproductive cells.

Spores form inside the sporus.

Les sporules se forment à l'intérieur du sporus.

Reproductive unit in the life cycle of certain organisms.

The sporus plays a crucial role in the reproduction of mosses.

Le sporus joue un rôle crucial dans la reproduction des mousses.

Structure of certain fungi that produces spores.

Examination of the sporus reveals a great variety of spores.

L'examen du sporus révèle une grande variété de spores.

From the Greek 'sporos' meaning 'seed.'

mushroom sporus

Reproductive structure of a mushroom.

sporus de champignon

spore production

Process by which spores are formed.

production de spores

plant life cycle

Set of stages in the development of a plant, including the sporus.

cycle de vie des plantes

spore

Reproductive cell dependent on environmental conditions.

spore

sporulation

Process of spore formation.

sporulation

sporocyst

Vesicle containing spores.

sporocyste

In some botanist communities, a sporus may also informally refer to a small substance or waste.

He dropped a clod of soil while planting.

Il a laissé tomber un sporus de terre pendant qu'il plantait.