ascigerous

[uh-sij-er-uh s] /əˈsɪdʒ ər əs/

adjective, Mycology.

of or relating to asci.

Origin of ascigerous

1820-1830

First recorded in 1820-30; asc(us) + -i- + -gerous

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The lichens, according to the "Schwendener Hypotheses," consist of ascigerous fungi parasitic on alg.

Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous Thomas Taylor
As at present limited, the Pyrenomycetes are "ascigerous fungi having the fructification enclosed within a perithecium."

Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous Thomas Taylor

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