Etymology

ascus

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Today it means: A sac-shaped cell present in ascomycete fungi; it is a reproductive cell in which meiosis and an additional cell division produce eight spores. Full definition →

New Latin ascus ← Ancient Greek ἀσκός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀσκός“a sac”
  2. New Latin · borrowed fromascus
  3. English todayascus

From New Latin ascus, from Ancient Greek ἀσκός (askós, “a sac”). Doublet of askos.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἀσκός all →

asconascococcusaskos

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