ascus
pronunciation
How to pronounce ascus in British English:
UK ['æskəs]
How to pronounce ascus in American English:
US ['əskəs]
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- Noun:
- saclike structure in which ascospores are formed through sexual reproduction of ascomycetes
Word Origin
- ascus (n.)
- "sac in certain fungi," 1830, Modern Latin, from Greek askos "leather bag, wine skin," which is of unknown origin.
Example
- 1. An ascus encasing 5 ascospores .
- 2. A sexually produced fungal spore formed within an ascus .
- 3. Wulingshen is the sclerotia of ascus fungus black xylaria , which is widely used in clinical care .