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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].
- (in certain ascomycetous fungi) a closed, globose ascocarp from which the ascospores are released only by its rupture or decay.
cleistothecium
/ klī′stə-thē′sē-əm /
, Plural cleistothecia
- A closed spherical ascocarp, such as the truffle.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cleistothecium1
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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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