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ascocarp

DEFINITIONS OF: ascocarp

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n mature fruiting body of an ascomycetous fungus

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ascoma
an ascocarp having the spore-bearing layer of cells (the hymenium) on a broad disklike receptacle
apothecium
a cuplike ascocarp in many lichens and ascomycetous fungi
cleistocarp, cleistothecium
closed spore-bearing structure of some fungi (especially Aspergillaceae and Erysiphaceae) from which spores are released only by decay or disintegration
perithecium
flask-shaped ascocarp
elf cup
apothecium of a fungus of the family Pezizaceae
Type of:
fruiting body
an organ specialized for producing spores
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