NOUN | plant | ascocarp | mature fruiting body of an ascomycetous fungus |
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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 |
Narrower | apothecium | A cuplike ascocarp in many lichens and ascomycetous fungi |
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 |
Spanish | ascocarpo | |
Catalan | ascocarp, ascocarpo | |
Adjectives | ascocarpous | of or relating to ascocarps |
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