ascigerous,a.Bot.|əˈsɪdʒərəs| [f.mod.L. asc-us + -igerous producing.] Bearing or producing asci (see ascus). 1829Loudon Encycl. Plants (1841) 982 An ascigerous somewhat deliquescent nucleus.1857Berkeley Cryptog. Bot. §235 This mode of fructification is called ascigerous.