ascus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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

/ˈæskəs/

ascus asci

From New Latin ascus, from Ancient Greek ἀσκός (askós, “a sac”). Doublet of askos.

ascon asconoid askos

ascal ascigerous asco- ascocarp ascococcus ascolocular ascomycete ascospore exoascus

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