Sorus vs Sords - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between sorus and sords

is that sorus is (mycology|lichenology) any reproductive structure, in some lichens and fungi, that produces spores while sords is .

(wikipedia sorus) (sori)

(mycology, lichenology) Any reproductive structure, in some lichens and fungi, that produces spores.

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

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