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Closed spore-bearing structure of some fungi (especially Aspergillaceae and Erysiphaceae) from which spores are released only by decay or disintegration
Answer for the clue "Closed spore-bearing structure of some fungi (especially Aspergillaceae and Erysiphaceae) from which spores are released only by decay or disintegration ", 11 letters:
cleistocarp
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Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
cleistocarp \cleistocarp\ n. the closed spore-bearing structure of some fungi (especially Aspergillaceae and Eurysiphaceae ) from which spores are released only by decay or disintegration; -- called also cleistothecium . Syn: cleistothecium.
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n. closed spore-bearing structure of some fungi (especially Aspergillaceae and Erysiphaceae) from which spores are released only by decay or disintegration [syn: cleistothecium ]