Ascospore: Definition with Ascospore Pictures and Photos

1. Noun. Sexually produced fungal spore formed within an ascus.

Generic synonyms: Spore
Derivative terms: Ascosporic, Ascosporous

1. n. One of the spores contained in the asci of lichens and fungi. [See Illust. of Ascus.]

1. Noun. (biology) A sexually produced spore from the ascus of an Ascomycetes fungus ¹

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1. [n -S]

1. One of the spores contained in the asci of lichens and fungi. Origin: Ascus + spore. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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