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ascoma

[ a-skoh-muh ]

/ æˈskoʊ mə /

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noun, plural as·co·ma·ta

[a-skoh-muh-tuh], /æˈskoʊ mə tə/, Mycology.

a fruiting body that bears asci.

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Origin of ascoma

From New Latin; see origin at ascus, -oma

Words nearby ascoma

asco-, ascocarp, ascogenous, ascogonium, Ascoli Piceno, ascoma, comfortable as an old shoe, as, ascomycete, Ascomycetes, ascomycetous, ascon

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