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ascocarp

[ as-kuh-kahrp ]

noun

Mycology.
  1. (in ascomycetous fungi) the fruiting body bearing the asci, as an apothecium or perithecium.


ascocarp

/ ˈæəˌɑː /

noun

  1. (in some ascomycetous fungi) a globular structure containing the asci See apothecium perithecium
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

ascocarp

/ ăə-ä′ /

  1. 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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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ascocarp1

First recorded in 1885–90; asco- + -carp
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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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