cleistothecium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A closed ascocarp, in some fungi, from which spores are released following decay or disintegration

Word forms

cleistothecium cleistothecia

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κλειστός (kleistós, “closed”) + thecium.

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