Soredium, sō-rē′di-um, n. one or more algal cells in a lichen with enveloping fungus-threads, a brood-bud:—pl. Sorē′dia.—adjs. Sorē′dial, Sorē′diate, Soredif′erous.
Sorehon, sōr′hon, n. an ancient Irish exaction of a lord from a freeholder or tenant.
Sorex, sō′reks, n. the typical genus of the family Soricidæ and sub-family Soricinæ, one of this genus, a shrew.—adjs. Soric′ident, having teeth like the shrew; Sor′icine, pertaining to the shrew-mouse; Sor′icoid, soricine. [L.,—Gr. hyrax, a shrew-mouse.]
Sorghum, sor′gum, n. a genus of grasses, also called Durra millet and Indian millet, or Sorgho grass. It is closely allied to sugar-cane and beard-grass. [Sp. sorgo—Low L. sorgum, surgum, suricum, prob. an East Ind. word.]
Sorites, sō-rī′tēz, n. an argument composed of an indeterminate number of propositions, so arranged that the predicate of the first becomes the subject of the second, and so on till the conclusion is reached, which unites the subject of the first with the predicate of the last. [Gr.,—sōros, a heap.]
Sorn, sorn, v.i. (Scot.) to obtrude one's self on another as an uninvited guest.—n. Sor′ner, one who takes food and lodging by force or threats. [Prob. sojourn.]
Sororicide, sor-or′i-sīd, n. the murder, or the murderer, of a sister. [L. soror, a sister, cædĕre, to kill.]
Sororise, sō′ror-īz, v.i. to associate as sisters.—adj. Sorō′ral.—adv. Sorō′rially, in a sisterly manner.
Sorosis, sō-rō′sis, n. a compound fleshy fruit, resulting from many flowers, as the pine-apple. [Gr. sōros, a heap.]
Sorotrochous, sō-rot′rō-kus, adj. having the wheel-organ compound, as a rotifer. [Gr. sōros, a heap, trochos, a wheel.]