ASCUS


Meaning of ASCUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈas-kəs ]

noun

( plural as·ci ˈas-ˌkī, -ˌkē, ˈa-ˌsī)

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek askos wineskin, bladder

Date: 1830

: the membranous oval or tubular spore case of an ascomycete

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