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Ascus

noun

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounA sac-shaped cell present in ascomycete fungi; it is a reproductive cell in which meiosis and an additional cell division produce eight spores.

Synonyms

spored paraphysis ascomycete ascospore ascogonium ascocarp sporocyst ascogeny sac fungus spore fruit blastospore asexual spore

Rhymes With

crasis cassis passus haschisch mount parnassus crassus harass us kassis

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