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Cyclosorus

Cyclosorus

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A small group of ferns with round spore clusters that grow in warm southern parts of the world
  • noun
  • Specialized
: Ciclósoro
  • Many wetlands in the tropics are dominated by ferns from the Cyclosorus genus.

Examples

  • The Cyclosorus genus is distinguished by its circular arrangement of sori on the leaves.

  • Botanists have discovered new species in the Cyclosorus group in South America.

  • The Cyclosorus ferns thrive in humid environments.

  • Have you seen a Cyclosorus in the wild?

  • Many wetlands in the tropics are dominated by ferns from the Cyclosorus genus.

  • The Cyclosorus genus is distinguished by its circular arrangement of sori on the leaves.

  • The Cyclosorus ferns thrive in humid environments.

Surface Forms

Cyclosorus singular
Cyclosori plural

Morphology

Cyclosorus = sorus (opaque) = cyclo + sorus

A Latinized botanical genus name formed from combining elements; although the elements have specialist meanings, the name will be opaque to average learners.

Etymology

Cyclosorus comes from the parts cyclo- meaning 'circle' and sorus meaning 'spore cluster' on a fern leaf. That's why the word is used for ferns with round sori, the little round spots where they make spores.