ostiole

  1. Noun.  (mycology) A small hole or opening through which certain fungi release their mature spores.
  2. Noun.  (botany) 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.

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