ascospore

as·co·spore

A0455300 (ăs′kə-spôr′)n. A spore formed within an ascus.

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as′co·spo′rous (-spôr′əs, ăs-kŏs′pər-əs), as′co·spor′ic (-spôr′ĭk, -spŏr′-) adj.

ascospore

(ˈæskəˌspɔː) n (Botany) one of the spores (usually eight in number) that are produced in an ascus

as•co•spore

(ˈæs kəˌspɔr, -ˌspoʊr)

n. a spore formed within an ascus. [1870–75] as`co•spor′ic (-ˈspɔr ɪk, -ˈspɒr-) adj.

Thesaurus

Noun

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ascospore - sexually produced fungal spore formed within an ascusspore - a small usually single-celled asexual reproductive body produced by many nonflowering plants and fungi and some bacteria and protozoans and that are capable of developing into a new individual without sexual fusion; "a sexual spore is formed after the fusion of gametes"