Etymology

asco-

Today it means: ascus Full definition →

Latin ascus
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  1. Latin · derived fromascus
  2. English todayasco-

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Latin ascus via back-formation from Ascomycetes, which see.

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