ostiole (English, noun)
expansion: ostiole (plural ostioles)
Senses:
topics: biology
mycology
natural-sciences
glosses: A small hole or opening through which certain fungi release their mature spores.
topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: 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.
Forms:
form: ostioles
tags: plural