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Sac in which seed spores grow
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ascus
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ascus \As"cus\, n.; pl. Asci. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a bladder.] (Bot.) A small membranous bladder or tube in which are inclosed the seedlike reproductive particles or sporules of lichens and certain fungi.
Wikipedia
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An ascus (plural asci ; from Greek ἀσκός ảskós ' skin bag') is the sexual spore-bearing cell produced in ascomycete fungi . Asci usually contain eight ascospores , produced by meiosis followed, in most species, by a mitotic cell division. However, asci ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A sac-shaped cell present in ascomycete fungi; it is a reproductive cell in which meiosis and an additional cell division produce eight spores.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. saclike structure in which ascospores are formed through sexual reproduction of ascomycetes [also: asci (pl)]
Usage examples of ascus.
It includes all the fungi that have the spores enveloped in delicate sacs called asci.