ascus

Betekenis (Engels)

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

Sinonieme

seed pod

daughter-cyst

Vertalings

asque

ascus

Askus

asca

Ascus

asco

asc

Etimologie (Engels)

From New Latin ascus, from Ancient Greek ἀσκός (askós, “a sac”). Doublet of askos.