- Ostiole
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An ostiole is a small hole or opening through which algae or ascomycetal[verification needed] fungi release their mature spores. The term is also used in higher plants, for example to denote the opening of the involuted fig inflorescence through which fig wasps enter to pollinate and breed.
Categories:- Fungal morphology and anatomy
- Plant anatomy
- Botany stubs
- Fungus stubs
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