different between sorus vs sorts

English

Etymology

New Latin s?rus, from Ancient Greek ????? (s?rós, “heap”).

Noun

sorus (plural sori)

1. (mycology, lichenology) Any reproductive structure, in some lichens and fungi, that produces spores.
2. (botany) A cluster of sporangia on the edge or underside of a fern frond.

Synonyms

• fruit dot

Derived terms

• teleutosorus
• uredosorus

Related terms

• soral
• sorocarp
• sorophore

Translations

References

• sorus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• sori on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

• ORuss., Russo, Russo-, sours

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ????? (s?rós, “heap”).

Noun

s?rus m (genitive s?r?); second declension

1. (mycology, lichenology) Any reproductive structure, in some lichens and fungi, that produces spores.
2. (botany) A cluster of sporangia on the edge or underside of a fern frond.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Descendants

• ? German: Sorus
• ? English: sorus
• ? Italian: soro
• ? Portuguese: soro
• ? Spanish: soro

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /s??ts/
• (US) IPA^(key): /s??ts/

Noun

sorts

1. plural of sort

Verb

sorts

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sort

Anagrams

• rosts

Danish

Noun

sorts c

1. indefinite genitive singular of sort

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s??/

Noun

sorts m

1. plural of sort

Swedish

Noun

sorts

1. indefinite genitive singular of sort

Anagrams

• rosts