ascoma

[ a-skoh-muh ]
/ æˈskoʊ mə /

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, ascomycete, ascomycetes, ascomycetous, ascon, asconoid
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