Ostiole

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• ostiole — [ ɔstjɔl ] n. m. • 1817; lat. ostiolum, de ostium « porte » ♦ Sc. nat. Petite ouverture; spécialt Orifice par lequel se font les échanges gazeux de la feuille. ● ostiole nom masculin (latin ostiolum, diminutif de ostium, porte …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• 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. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• ostiolé — ostiolé, ée (o sti o lé, lée) adj. Qui est muni d ostioles …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

• ostiole — [äs′tē ōl΄] n. [< ModL ostiolum < L, dim. of ostium: see OSTIARY] a small opening or orifice, as a pore ostiolar [äs′tē ō lər, äs tī′ō lər] adj …   English World dictionary

• Ostiole — 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… …   Wikipedia

• ostiole — noun Etymology: New Latin ostiolum, from Latin, diminutive of ostium Date: circa 1857 a small bodily aperture, orifice, or pore …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• ostiole — См. ostiola …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• ostiole — ostiolar /os tee euh leuhr, o stuy /, adj. /os tee ohl /, n. Biol. a small opening or pore, esp. in the fruiting body of a fungus. [1825 35; < L ostiolum little door, equiv. to osti(um) door (see OSTIUM) + olum OLE1] * * * …   Universalium

• ostiole — noun a) A small hole or opening through which certain fungi release their mature spores. b) A similar hole or opening in plants, such as the opening of the involuted fig inflorescence through which fig wasps enter to pollinate and breed …   Wiktionary

• ostiole — (o sti o l ) s. m. Terme d histoire naturelle. Petite ouverture. •   L un de ces systèmes [de trachées chez les insectes] reçoit l air directement de l atmosphère par les ostioles respiratoires de l abdomen, DUFOUR Acad. des sc. Comptes rendus, t …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré