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ascigerous

American  
[uh-sij-er-uhs] / əˈsɪdʒ ər əs /

adjective

Mycology.
  1. of or relating to asci.


Etymology

Origin of ascigerous

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

Example Sentences

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The ascigerous fructification of lichens, forming masses of various shapes.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

As at present limited, the Pyrenomycetes are "ascigerous fungi having the fructification enclosed within a perithecium."

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

Later, when ascigerous fungi were separated from stylosporous fungi, this group was revised, the ascigerous species only being retained.

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

There is a great external resemblance in them to the ascigerous cups, but there is no evidence that they are ever transformed into such.

From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by Cooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt)

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

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

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