aphis /afˈis, āˈfis/ or aphid /afˈid, āˈfid/

A plant louse (eg greenfly or blackfly), a small homopterous insect that sucks plant juices

aphˈicide or aphidˈicide /-sīd/ noun

A substance or agent that kills aphids

aphidˈian adjective and noun

aphidˈious adjective

ascus /asˈkəs/ (botany)

An enlarged cell, commonly elongated, in which usually eight spores are formed

ascomycete /as-kō-mīˈsēt/ noun

Any one of the Ascomycetes /-sēˈtēz/, one of the main divisions of the fungi, characterized by formation of asci

ascomycēˈtous adjective

asˈcospore noun

A spore formed in an ascus

• halophiles
• halophilies
• halophilous
• halophily
• halophobe
• halophobes
• halophyte
• halophytes
• halophytic
• Haloragidaceae
• Haloragis
• halos
• halothane
• inclined planes
• incliner
• incliners
• inclines
• inclining
• inclinings
• inclinometer
• inclinometers
• inclip
• inclipped
• inclipping
• inclips