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noun
A sac-shaped cell present in ascomycete fungi; it is a reproductive cell in which meiosis and an additional cell division produce eight spores.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, mycology, natural-sciences
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noun
saclike structure in which ascospores are formed through sexual reproduction of ascomycetes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: reproductive structure
History
From New Latin ascus, from Ancient Greek ἀσκός (askós, “a sac”). Doublet of askos.
Across languages
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