ascoma

[ a-skoh-muh ]

noun

, Mycology.

, plural as·co·ma·ta [a-, skoh, -m, uh, -t, uh],

1. a fruiting body that bears asci.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ascoma¹

From New Latin; ascus, -oma

Example Sentences

Each oar-port was protected by an ascoma or leather bag, which fitted over the oar, closing the aperture against the wash of the sea without impeding the action of the oar.

From Project Gutenberg

These asci are variously shaped bodies and are known in different orders by different names, such as ascoma, apothecium, perithecium, and receptacle.

From Project Gutenberg

A stout, fleshy plant, stipitate, three to five inches high, bearing a broad, much contorted, brown ascoma.

From Project Gutenberg