n.
Pronunciation: ' as-k ə - ˌ kärp
Function: noun
Date: circa 1887
: the mature fruiting body of an ascomycetous fungus broadly : such a body with its enclosed asci, spores, and paraphyses
– as · co · car · pic \ ˌ as-k ə - ' kär-pik \ adjective
n.
Pronunciation: ' as-k ə - ˌ kärp
Function: noun
Date: circa 1887
: the mature fruiting body of an ascomycetous fungus broadly : such a body with its enclosed asci, spores, and paraphyses
– as · co · car · pic \ ˌ as-k ə - ' kär-pik \ adjective
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012