ascus Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun saclike structure in which ascospores are formed through sexual reproduction of ascomycetes

WordNet

As"cus noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. a bladder.
Wordforms
plural Asci
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A small membranous bladder or tube in which are inclosed the seedlike reproductive particles or sporules of lichens and certain fungi.

Webster 1913