ascigerous

[ uh-sij-er-uhs ]

adjective

, Mycology.

1. of or relating to asci.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ascigerous¹

First recorded in 1820–30; asc(us) + -i- + -gerous

Example Sentences

The ascigerous fructification of lichens, forming masses of various shapes.

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The lichens, according to the "Schwendener Hypotheses," consist of ascigerous fungi parasitic on alg�.

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Later, when ascigerous fungi were separated from stylosporous fungi, this group was revised, the ascigerous species only being retained.

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As at present limited, the Pyrenomycetes are "ascigerous fungi having the fructification enclosed within a perithecium."

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There is a great external resemblance in them to the ascigerous cups, but there is no evidence that they are ever transformed into such.

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