ascus
A sac-shaped cell present in ascomycete fungi; it is a reproductive cell in which meiosis and an additional cell division produce eight spores.
Related words
- ascal
- ascigerous
- ascolocular
- exoascus
- ascocarp
- ascococcus
- ascomycete
- ascospore
Word history
From Ancient Greek "ἀσκός" (a sac).
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