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ascocarp
[ as-kuh-kahrp ]
noun
Mycology.
- (in ascomycetous fungi) the fruiting body bearing the asci, as an apothecium or perithecium.
ascocarp
/ ˈæəˌɑː /
noun
- (in some ascomycetous fungi) a globular structure containing the asci See apothecium perithecium
ascocarp
/ ă′ə-ä′ /
- An ascus-bearing structure found in the fungi known as ascomycetes. Ascocarps are composed of interwoven hyphae, and in many species they are visible, forming the most prominent part of the fungus. Ascocarps may be cup-shaped, spherical, or flask-shaped.
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Other 51Թ Forms
- c·oܲ adjective
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Various types of ascocarp are characteristic of the different divisions of the Carpoascomycetes: the cleistothecium, apothecium and perithecium.
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Such an ascocarp goes by the name of apothecium.
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The group 342 is characterized by a special type of ascocarp, the perithecium.
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