noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An ascocarp.
2. 2
   an ascocarp having the spore-bearing layer of cells (the hymenium) on a broad disklike receptacle wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

ascocarpascocarp

Etymology

By surface analysis, asco- + -oma.

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