OSTIOLE - Definition

Pronunciation:		'âstee`owl
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] a small pore especially one in the reproductive bodies of certain algae and fungi through which spores pass

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	See Also:	pore

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\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.

Biology Dictionary

	Definition:	An opening or pore.