cleistothecium

American

[klahy-stuh-thee-shee-uhm, -see-uhm] / ˌklaɪ stəˈθi ʃi əm, -si əm /

Or clistothecium

noun

plural

cleistothecia

(in certain ascomycetous fungi) a closed, globose ascocarp from which the ascospores are released only by its rupture or decay.

cleistothecium Scientific

/ klī′stə-thē′sē-əm /

plural

cleistothecia

A closed spherical ascocarp, such as the truffle.

Etymology

Origin of cleistothecium

cleisto- + thecium

Example Sentences

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Various types of ascocarp are characteristic of the different divisions of the Carpoascomycetes: the cleistothecium, apothecium and perithecium.

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