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Is sorus a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word sorus is a Scrabble US word. The word sorus is worth 5 points in Scrabble:

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Is sorus a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word sorus is a Scrabble UK word and has 5 points:

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5-letter words (2 found)

SORUS,SOURS,

4-letter words (3 found)

OURS,SOUR,SOUS,

3-letter words (7 found)

ORS,OUR,OUS,SOS,SOU,SUR,SUS,

2-letter words (6 found)

OR,OS,OU,SO,UR,US,

You can make 18 words from sorus according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of sorus

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Definitions and meaning of sorus

sorus

Etymology

New Latin sōrus, from Ancient Greek σωρός (sōrós, heap).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɔːɹəs/

Noun

sorus (plural sori)

  1. (mycology, lichenology) Any reproductive structure, in some lichens and fungi, that produces spores.
  2. (botany) A cluster of sporangia on the edge or underside of a fern frond.

Synonyms

  • fruit dot

Derived terms

  • teleutosorus
  • uredosorus

Related terms

  • soral
  • sorocarp
  • sorophore

Translations

References

  • sorus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Category:sori on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

  • ORuss., Russo, Russo-, sours

Dutch

Etymology

From Latin sorus, from Ancient Greek σωρός (sōrós).

Pronunciation

  • Homophone: sores

Noun

sorus m (plural sori or sorussen, diminutive sorusje n)

  1. (mycology, lichenology, botany) sorus
    Synonym: sporenhoop

Related terms

Further reading

  • sorus on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σωρός (sōrós, heap).

Noun

sōrus m (genitive sōrī); second declension

  1. (mycology, lichenology) Any reproductive structure, in some lichens and fungi, that produces spores.
  2. (botany) A cluster of sporangia on the edge or underside of a fern frond.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Descendants

  • Dutch: sorus
  • English: sorus
  • German: Sorus
  • Italian: soro
  • Portuguese: soro
  • Spanish: soro

Source: wiktionary.org