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Ostiole vs Perithecium - What's the difference?

ostiole | perithecium |

As nouns the difference between ostiole and perithecium

is that ostiole is (mycology) a small hole or opening through which certain fungi release their mature spores while perithecium is an ascocarp shaped like a skittle or ball, distinguished by a small pore, the ostiole, through which the spores are released one by one when ripe.

ostiole

English

Noun

(en noun) (wikipedia ostiole)
  • (mycology) A small hole or opening through which certain fungi release their mature spores.
  • (botany) 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.

    • Derived terms

    * ostiolar

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    perithecium

    English

    Noun

    (perithecia)
  • An ascocarp shaped like a skittle or ball, distinguished by a small pore, the ostiole, through which the spores are released one by one when ripe.