as·co·carp ( s k -kärp )n. An ascus-bearing structure found in ascomycetous fungi. as co·carpic adj. |
ascocarp [ˈæskəˌkɑːp]
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (in some ascomycetous fungi) a globular structure containing the asci See apothecium, perithecium
| ascocarp (sk-kärp) An ascus-bearing structure found in the fungi known as ascomycetes. Ascocarps are composed of interwoven hyphae, and in many species they are visible, forming the most prominent part of the fungus. Ascocarps may be cup-shaped, spherical, or flask-shaped. |
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| Noun | 1. |  ascocarp - mature fruiting body of an ascomycetous fungusascoma - 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 ascomycete, ascomycetous fungus - any fungus of the class Ascomycetes (or subdivision Ascomycota) in which the spores are formed inside an ascus fruiting body - an organ specialized for producing spores |
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