ascus
Meaning
A sac-shaped cell present in ascomycete fungi; it is a reproductive cell in which meiosis and an additional cell division produce eight spores.
Etymology
From New Latin ascus, from Ancient Greek ἀσκός (askós, “a sac”). Doublet of askos.
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