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ascocarp definition

asco·carp (as′kō kärp′)

noun

Bot. a structure shaped like a globe, cup, or disk, containing spore sacs; sac fruit of an ascomycetous fungus

Etymology: asco- + -carp

Related Forms:

  • ascocarpous as′co·car′·pous (-kär′pəs) adjective

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