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from The Century Dictionary.

  • In botany and zoology, of or pertaining to any ostiole: as, the ostiolar filaments of certain lichens; the ostiolar canal or the channel connected with the ostioles of bugs. Also spelled osteolar.

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  • adjective Of or pertaining to the ostiole.

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ostiole +‎ -ar

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