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cleistothecium

or clis·to·the·ci·um

[ klahy-stuh-thee-shee-uhm, -see-uhm ]

noun

, plural cleis·to·the·ci·a [klahy-st, uh, -, thee, -shee-, uh, -see-, uh].
  1. (in certain ascomycetous fungi) a closed, globose ascocarp from which the ascospores are released only by its rupture or decay.


cleistothecium

/ klī′stə-thēsē-əm /

, Plural cleistothecia

  1. A closed spherical ascocarp, such as the truffle.
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Example Sentences

Various types of ascocarp are characteristic of the different divisions of the Carpoascomycetes: the cleistothecium, apothecium and perithecium.

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