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Meaning of ASCOCARP

Pronunciation:  'asku`kârp

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  mature fruiting body of an ascomycetous fungus
 

ASCOCARP is a 8 letter word that starts with A.

 

 See Also: apothecium, ascoma, ascomycete, ascomycetous fungus, cleistocarp, cleistothecium, fruiting body, perithecium

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\As"co*carp\, n. [Gr. 'asko`s a bladder + karpo`s
fruit.] (Bot.)
In ascomycetous fungi, the spherical, discoid, or cup-shaped
body within which the asci are collected, and which
constitutes the mature fructification. The different forms
are known in mycology under distinct names. Called also
{spore fruit}.

 

 

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