ascigerous
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of ascigerous
Example Sentences
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The lichens, according to the "Schwendener Hypotheses," consist of ascigerous fungi parasitic on alg�.
From Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous by Taylor, Thomas
There is a great external resemblance in them to the ascigerous cups, but there is no evidence that they are ever transformed into such.
From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by Cooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt)
The ascigerous fructification of lichens, forming masses of various shapes.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
Later, when ascigerous fungi were separated from stylosporous fungi, this group was revised, the ascigerous species only being retained.
From Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous by Taylor, Thomas
Amongst the Sphæriacei numerous instances might be cited of minute stylosporous bodies in consort with, or preceding, the ascigerous receptacles.
From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by Cooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt)
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