different between ostiole vs orifice

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ostiolum.

Noun

ostiole (plural ostioles)

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

Derived terms

• ostiolar
• ostiolate

Anagrams

• Osloite, looties, oolites, oölites, stoolie, toolies

English

Etymology

From Middle French, from Old French, from Late Latin orificium (“an opening, literally the making of a mouth”), compound of os (“mouth”) + facio (“to make”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /????f?s/
• (US) IPA^(key): /????f?s/

Noun

orifice (plural orifices)

1. A mouth or aperture, such as of a tube, pipe, etc.; an opening.

Translations

French

Etymology

From Late Latin orificium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?.?i.fis/
• Rhymes: -is

Noun

orifice m (plural orifices)

1. an orifice

Further reading

• “orifice” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).