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ascomycete

ascomycete \ascomycete\ n. 1. 1 any fungus of the class Ascomycetes (or subdivision Ascomycota) in which the spores are formed inside an ascus.

Syn: ascomycetous fungus.

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ascomycete

n. Any fungus of the phylum Ascomycota, characterized by the production of a sac, or ascus, which contains non-motile spores.

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ascomycete

n. any fungus of the class Ascomycetes (or subdivision Ascomycota) in which the spores are formed inside an ascus [syn: ascomycetous fungus]

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It’s an ascomycete, like Claviceps, and it happens to form sclerotia just like Claviceps.