Definition of Ascocarp

1. Noun. Mature fruiting body of an ascomycetous fungus.

Specialized synonyms: Ascoma, Apothecium, Cleistocarp, Cleistothecium, Perithecium
Group relationships: Ascomycete, Ascomycetous Fungus
Generic synonyms: Fruiting Body
Derivative terms: Ascocarpous

Definition of Ascocarp

1. n. In ascomycetous fungi, the spherical, discoid, or cup-shaped body within which the asci are collected, and which constitutes the mature fructification. The different forms are known in mycology under distinct names. Called also spore fruit.

Definition of Ascocarp

1. Noun. The sporocarp of an ascomycete, typically bowl-shaped. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ascocarp

1. a spore-producing organ of certain fungi [n -S]

Medical Definition of Ascocarp

1. A fungus structure, of varying complexity, which bears asci and ascospores. Origin: G. Askos, bag, + karpos, fruit (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ascocarp

ascigerous
asciibetically
ascites
ascites adiposus
ascites in neonates
ascitic
ascitic agar
ascitic fluid
ascitic tumour
ascititious
ascitogenous
asclepiad
asclepiadaceous
asclepiads
asclepias
ascocarp (current term)
ascocarpic
ascocarpous
ascocarps
ascococci
ascococcus
ascogenous
ascogonia
ascogonium
ascolichen
ascoma
ascomata
ascomycete
ascomycetous

Literary usage of Ascocarp

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Sexual Reproduction and the Organization of the Nucleus in Certain Mildews by Robert Almer Harper (1905)
"MORPHOLOGY OF THE ascocarp. Considerable further evidence that the ascocarp originates in a functional sexual apparatus has accumulated in recent years. ..."

2. Report of the Annual Meeting (1904)
"416. 4. Report of the Committee on t/te Respiration nf Plants.' 5. The Development of the ascocarp in ... This tissue forms the wall of the ascocarp. ..."

3. The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"... accessory reproductive organs are known in the majority of cases ¡n the form of conidia. is characterized by a special type of ascocarp the ..."

4. A Student's Text-book of Botany by Sydney Howard Vines (1896)
"This cell is an ascus, and produces within it eight ascospores. Here the whole ascocarp consists of a single naked ascus. ..."

5. Botanical Gazette by University of Chicago, JSTOR (Organization) (1918)
"The development of the ascocarp of Leotia. BOT. GAZ. 50:443- 459- figs. 47- 1910. ... CUTTING, EM, On the sexuality and development of the ascocarp in ..."

6. Botany by Wilfred William Robbins, John Nathan Martin (1919)
"Projecting from the wall of the ascocarp are appendages which may have ... Enclosed within the heavy wall of the ascocarp, the ascospores pass the winter. ..."

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