ascus

About 0.12 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A sac-shaped cell present in ascomycete fungi; it is a reproductive cell in which meiosis and an additional cell division produce eight spores.

Similar words

spored paraphysis ascomycete ascospore ascogonium ascocarp sporocyst ascogeny sac fungus spore fruit

Often followed by

and is with of formation wall in containing contains

Word family

asci