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Ascocarp

Ascocarp Meaning & Definition
Ascocarp Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Ascocarp?

[n] mature fruiting body of an ascomycetous fungus

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

Ascocarp In Webster's Dictionary

\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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