Definitions for ascocarp

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ascocarp as·co·carp

Spelling: [as-kuh-kahrp]

IPA: /ˈæs kəˌkɑrp/

Ascocarp is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 228 anagrams from letters in ascocarp (aaccoprs).

Definitions for ascocarp

noun

1. (in ascomycetous fungi) the fruiting body bearing the asci, as an apothecium or perithecium.

Origin of ascocarp

First recorded in 1885-90; asco- + -carp

Examples for ascocarp

The group 342 is characterized by a special type of ascocarp, the perithecium.