Ascocarp

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An ascus-bearing structure found in ascomycetous fungi.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The sporocarp of an ascomycete, typically bowl-shaped.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. 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.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The developed fructification in Ascomycetes, consisting of asci and ascophores.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. mature fruiting body of an ascomycetous fungus
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    fruiting body   
    Variant
    spore fruit   
    Hyponym
    ascoma    cleistothecium    cleistocarp    apothecium    perithecium   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    ascoma   
     
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