Ostiole \Os"ti*ole\, n. [L. ostiolum a little door, dim. of
ostium a door: cf. F. ostiole.] (Bot.)
(a) The exterior opening of a stomate. See {Stomate}.
(b) Any small orifice.
ostiole
n : a small pore especially one in the reproductive bodies of
certain algae and fungi through which spores pass