ascogenous

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adjective

That grows from the ascogonium of a fungus

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Meanings

adjectiveascogenous (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyThat grows from the ascogonium of a fungus

    The calosphaeriaceous ascoma centrum is unique in the Sordariomycetes; it comprises persistent, sparsely branched, short or elongated ascogenous hyphae with minute cells formed from croziers in sympodial succession, asci in predominantly spicate arrangement and persistent paraphyses.

    2015 December 24, “Phylogenetic Reconstruction of the Calosphaeriales and Togniniales Using Five Genes and Predicted RNA Secondary Structures of ITS, and Flabellascus tenuirostris gen. et sp. nov.”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
ascogenic

Translations

Portuguese ascógeno
  • ascógenothat grows from the ascogonium of a fungus
Russian аскогенный
  • аскогенный (askogennyj)that grows from the ascogonium of a fungus
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ascogenous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ascogenous.

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