Meaning | mature fruiting body of an ascomycetous fungus. |
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Part of | ascomycete, ascomycetous fungus | Any fungus of the class Ascomycetes (or subdivision Ascomycota) in which the spores are formed inside an ascus |
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Narrower | apothecium | A cuplike ascocarp in many lichens and ascomycetous fungi |
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ascoma | An ascocarp having the spore-bearing layer of cells (the hymenium) on a broad disklike receptacle |
cleistothecium, cleistocarp | Closed spore-bearing structure of some fungi (especially Aspergillaceae and Erysiphaceae) from which spores are released only by decay or disintegration |
perithecium | flask-shaped ascocarp |
Broader | fruiting body | An organ specialized for producing spores |
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Spanish | ascocarpo |
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Catalan | ascocarp, ascocarpo |
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Adjectives | ascocarpous | of or relating to ascocarps |
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