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ascoma

[ a-skoh-muh ]

noun

, Mycology.
, plural as·co·ma·ta [a-, skoh, -m, uh, -t, uh],
  1. a fruiting body that bears asci.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ascoma1

From New Latin; ascus, -oma

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