ascocarp

American  

[as-kuh-kahrp] / ˈæs kəˌkɑrp /

noun

Mycology.

1. (in ascomycetous fungi) the fruiting body bearing the asci, as an apothecium or perithecium.

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ascocarp British  

/ ˈæskəˌkɑːp /

noun

1. (in some ascomycetous fungi) a globular structure containing the asci See apothecium perithecium

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ascocarp Scientific  

/ ăs′kə-kärp′ /

1. An ascus-bearing structure found in the fungi known as ascomycetes. Ascocarps are composed of interwoven hyphae, and in many species they are visible, forming the most prominent part of the fungus. Ascocarps may be cup-shaped, spherical, or flask-shaped.

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Other Word Forms

• ascocarpous adjective

Etymology

Origin of ascocarp

First recorded in 1885–90; asco- + -carp

Example Sentences

Mitosis and cell division result in the growth of many hyphae, which form a fruiting body called the ascocarp.

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A dikaryotic ascus that forms in the ascocarp undergoes karyogamy, meiosis, and mitosis to form eight ascospores.

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A diploid ascus that forms in the ascocarp undergoes karyogamy, meiosis, and mitosis to form eight ascospores.

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A dikaryotic ascus that forms in the ascocarp undergoes plasmogamy, meiosis, and mitosis to form eight ascospores.

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The group 342 is characterized by a special type of ascocarp, the perithecium.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various