ascigerous

American  

[uh-sij-er-uhs] / əˈsɪdʒ ər əs /

adjective

Mycology.

1. of or relating to asci.

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Etymology

Origin of ascigerous

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

Example Sentences

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

Amongst the Sphæriacei numerous instances might be cited of minute stylosporous bodies in consort with, or preceding, the ascigerous receptacles.

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

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 ascigerous fructification of lichens, forming masses of various shapes.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

Several of the species of Hysterium also possess spermogonia, notably H. Fraxini, which may be distinguished from the ascigerous perithecia with which they are associated by their smaller size and flask-like shape.

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