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Mature fruiting body of an ascomycetous fungus
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ascocarp
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n. The sporocarp of an ascomycete, typically bowl-shaped.
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An ascocarp , or ascoma (plural: ascomata ), is the fruiting body ( sporocarp ) of an ascomycete phylum fungus. It consists of very tightly interwoven hyphae and may contain millions of asci , each of which typically contains four to eight ascospores . ...
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Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ascocarp \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 ...
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n. mature fruiting body of an ascomycetous fungus
Usage examples of ascocarp.
In its reproductive stage, apparently, the lichen extended a fleshy stalk, or ascocarp, with a positive and negative electrical charge.