ostiole

The English word “ostiole” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

A small hole or opening through which certain fungi release their mature spores.
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.

Borrowed from Latin ostiolum.

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