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O0144200 (ŏs′tē-ōl′)n. A small opening or pore, as of a fruiting body.

[Latin ōstiolum, diminutive of ōstium, opening; see ostium.]

os′ti·o′lar (ŏs′tē-ō′lər, ŏ-stī′ə-) adj.

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(ˈɒstɪˌəʊl) n1. (Botany) the pore in the reproductive bodies of certain algae and fungi through which spores pass2. (Biology) any small pore[C19: from Latin ostiolum, diminutive of ostium door] ostiolar, ˈostioˌlate adj

os•ti•ole

(ˈɒs tiˌoʊl)

n. an opening or pore. [1825–35; < Latin ōstiolum little door, diminutive of ōstium door] os•ti•o•lar (ˈɒs ti ə lər, ɒˈstaɪ-) adj.

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noun a small pore especially one in the reproductive bodies of certain algae and fungi through which spores pass

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