ostiole

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
ostiole
    n 1: a small pore especially one in the reproductive bodies of
         certain algae and fungi through which spores pass
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Ostiole \Os"ti*ole\, n. [L. ostiolum a little door, dim. of
   ostium a door: cf. F. ostiole.] (Bot.)
   (a) The exterior opening of a stomate. See {Stomate}.
   (b) Any small orifice.
       [1913 Webster]
    

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