Sori \So"ri\, n., pl. of {Sorus}. Sorus \So"rus\, n.; pl. {Sori}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a heap.] (Bot.) One of the fruit dots, or small clusters of sporangia, on the back of the fronds of ferns.
sorus n 1: a spore-producing structure in certain lichens and fungi 2: cluster of sporangia usually on underside of a fern frond [also: {sori} (pl)] sori See {sorus}