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Sexually produced fungal spore formed within an ascus
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ascospore
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Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ascospore \As"co*spore\, n. [Ascus + spore.] (Bot.) One of the spores contained in the asci of lichens and fungi.
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n. (context biology English) A sexually produced spore from the ascus of an Ascomycetes fungus
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An ascospore is a spore contained in an ascus or that was produced inside an ascus. This kind of spore is specific to fungi classified as ascomycetes ( Ascomycota ). Typically, a single ascus will contain eight ascospores. The eight spores are produced ...
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n. sexually produced fungal spore formed within an ascus