noun
sexually produced fungal spore formed within an ascus
• Derivationally related forms: ↑ascosporic, ↑ascosporous
• Hypernyms: ↑spore
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—ascosporic /as'keuh spawr"ik, -spor"-/, ascosporous /as kos"peuhr euhs, as'keuh spawr"-, -spohr"-/, adj.
/as"keuh spawr', -spohr'/, n. Mycol.
a spore formed within an ascus.
[1870-75; ASCO- + SPORE]
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asˈcospore noun
A spore formed in an ascus
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Main Entry: ↑ascus
Useful english dictionary. 2012.