ascospore

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Definition of ascospore in English English dictionary

A sexually produced spore from the ascus of an Ascomycetes fungus

One of the spores contained in the asci of lichens and fungi

] sexually produced fungal spore formed within an ascus

of Ascus

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{i} (Botany) spore within an ascus (spore sac)

Hyphenation

as·co·spore