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Ascocarp — As co*carp, n. [Gr. asko s a bladder + karpo s fruit.] (Bot.) 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ascocarp — [as′kō kärp΄] n. [ ASCO + CARP] Bot. a structure shaped like a globe, cup, or disk, containing spore sacs; sac fruit of an ascomycetous fungus ascocarpous [as′kōkär′pəs] adj … English World dictionary
Ascocarp — Diagram of an apothecium showing sterile tissues as well as developing and mature asci. An ascocarp, or ascoma (plural: ascomata), is the fruiting body (sporocarp) of an ascomycete fungus. It consists of very tightly interwoven hyphae and may… … Wikipedia
ascocarp — ascocarpous, adj. /as keuh kahrp /, n. Mycol. (in ascomycetous fungi) the fruiting body bearing the asci, as an apothecium or perithecium. [1885 90; ASCO + CARP] * * * ▪ fruiting structure of fungi also called ascoma, plural ascomata … … Universalium
ascocarp — noun Date: circa 1887 the mature fruiting body of an ascomycetous fungus; broadly such a body with its enclosed asci, spores, and paraphyses • ascocarpic adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
ascocarp — noun The sporocarp of an ascomycete, typically bowl shaped. Syn: ascoma … Wiktionary
ascocarp — A fungus structure, of varying complexity, which bears asci and ascospores. [G. askos, bag, + karpos, fruit] * * * as·co·carp as kə .kärp n the mature fruiting body of an ascomycetous fungus broadly such a body with its enclosed asci, spores, and … Medical dictionary
ascocarp — n. fruit bearing asci, fruit bearing a spore sac (Botany) … English contemporary dictionary
ascocarp — as·co·carp … English syllables
ascocarp — as•co•carp [[t]ˈæs kəˌkɑrp[/t]] n. fng (in ascomycetous fungi) the fruiting body bearing the asci • Etymology: 1885–90 as co•carp′ous, adj … From formal English to slang
