ascocarp meaning

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ascocarp (noun): mature fruiting body of an ascomycetous fungus.

Definition of ascocarp

  1. mature fruiting body of an ascomycetous fungus

    Type of: fruiting body

    Kinds: ascoma, apothecium, cleistothecium, perithecium

    Related forms: ascocarpous

Scrabble score: 14 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AS · words ending in RP · 8-letter words

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