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thumb|left|The earthstar fungus Myriostoma coliforme has multiple ostioles through which spores are released. An ostiole is a small hole or opening through which algae or fungi release their mature spores.

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thumb|left|The earthstar fungus Myriostoma coliforme has multiple ostioles through which spores are released. An ostiole is a small hole or opening through which algae or fungi release their mature spores.

The word is a diminutive of "ostium", "opening".

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “ostiole” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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