porus

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noun

A pore.

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Meanings

porus1

nounporus (plural pori)

plural pori

  1. datedbiologyA pore.

    […] sometimes both guard-cells flattened, only the porus being distinct.

    1923, J. W. Moll, Hindrik Haijo Janssonius, Botanical Pen-Portraits

Porus2

proper noun
  1. A village in Manchester parish, Jamaica.

Origin

One theory expounded by Wikipedia is that is from porous, for porous soil. Another is that it is from Porras, a captain on the 2nd voyage of Columbus when he landed in Jamaica (Ralway Magazine, November-December 1945, page 340).

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APA

porus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/porus

MLA

“porus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/porus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “porus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/porus.

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