ascus

(as′kəs)

noun pl. asci

in ascomycetous fungi, a sac in which spores (usually eight) are produced and meiosis occurs

Origin: ModL < Gr askos: see asco-

See ascus in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. as·ci (ăsˈīˌ, -kīˌ)

A membranous, often club-shaped structure in which typically eight ascospores are formed through sexual reproduction of ascomycetes.

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Origin: New Latin

Origin: , from Greek askos, bag

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