English Explanatory Dictionary

apertura

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The dehiscence of anthers.
  2. The ostiole of certain fungi.

Word forms

apertura aperturae

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin apertūra. Doublet of aperture and overture.

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