Sorus vs. Sores — What's the Difference?

A sorus (pl. sori) is a cluster of sporangia (structures producing and containing spores) in ferns and fungi.

Sores is a French surname.

A cluster of sporangia borne on the underside of a fern frond. Also called fruit dot.

Painful to the touch; tender.

A reproductive structure in certain fungi and lichens.

Feeling physical pain; hurting

Any reproductive structure, in some lichens and fungi, that produces spores.

Causing misery, sorrow, or distress; grievous

(botany) A cluster of sporangia on the edge or underside of a fern frond.

Causing embarrassment or irritation

One of the fruit dots, or small clusters of sporangia, on the back of the fronds of ferns.

Full of distress; sorrowful.

In parasitic fungi, any mass of spores bursting through the epidermis of a host plant.

(Informal) Angry; offended.

A spore-producing structure in certain lichens and fungi

An open skin lesion, wound, or ulcer.

Cluster of sporangia usually on underside of a fern frond

A source of pain, distress, or irritation.

To mutilate the legs or feet of (a horse) in order to induce a particular gait in the animal.

Sorely.

Plural of sore