as·co·carp

(ăs′kə-kärp′)

An ascus-bearing structure found in ascomycetous fungi.

as′co·car′pic adj.

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ascocarpic

(ˌæskəˈkɑːpɪk)

adj

(Plants) relating to an ascocarp

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References in periodicals archive

Taxonomy and nomenclature of Penicillia in relation to their sclerotioid ascocarpic states," Persoonia-Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi, 4: 391-405.

Morphotypic and molecular identification of filamentous fungi from animal agricultural farm contaminated peat soil

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