Sorus vs. Sores — What's the Difference?
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Difference Between Sorus and Sores
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Definitions
Sorus
A sorus (pl. sori) is a cluster of sporangia (structures producing and containing spores) in ferns and fungi.
Sores
Sores is a French surname.
Sorus
A cluster of sporangia borne on the underside of a fern frond. Also called fruit dot.
Sores
Painful to the touch; tender.
Sorus
A reproductive structure in certain fungi and lichens.
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Sores
Feeling physical pain; hurting
Sore all over.
Sorus
Any reproductive structure, in some lichens and fungi, that produces spores.
Sores
Causing misery, sorrow, or distress; grievous
In sore need.
Sorus
(botany) A cluster of sporangia on the edge or underside of a fern frond.
Sores
Causing embarrassment or irritation
A sore subject.
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Sorus
One of the fruit dots, or small clusters of sporangia, on the back of the fronds of ferns.
Sores
Full of distress; sorrowful.
Sorus
In parasitic fungi, any mass of spores bursting through the epidermis of a host plant.
Sores
(Informal) Angry; offended.
Sorus
A spore-producing structure in certain lichens and fungi
Sores
An open skin lesion, wound, or ulcer.
Sorus
Cluster of sporangia usually on underside of a fern frond
Sores
A source of pain, distress, or irritation.
Sores
To mutilate the legs or feet of (a horse) in order to induce a particular gait in the animal.
Sores
Sorely.
Sores
Plural of sore