Meaning of ASCOCARP
| Pronunciation: | | 'asku`kârp
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| | Definition: | | [n] mature fruiting body of an ascomycetous fungus |
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| | See Also: | | apothecium, ascoma, ascomycete, ascomycetous fungus, cleistocarp, cleistothecium, fruiting body, perithecium | |
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| | Definition: | | \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 mycology under distinct names. Called also
{spore fruit}.
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