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What is a sorus?

What is a sorus? Here are some definitions.

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  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.
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Commonly the spore-cases occupy only detached spots or lines, each of which is called a sorus, or in English merely a Fruit-dot.
Leaf morphology, as well as sorus and indusium shapes, is extremely variable.
In this case the sorus is always near to the margin of the leaf, and the indusium or covering is cup-shaped.
It is also useful in abdominal disorders, ben-ben and sorus, head ache, joint pains, leucoderma, liver disorders,paralysis, ulcers etc.
The sorus is circular and is covered with an indusium which is notched or kidney-shaped.
Indusium star-shaped, of a few irregular segments fixed beneath the sorus, often obscure.

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