Meanings
nounascospore (plural ascospores)
plural ascospores
- biologyA sexually produced spore from the ascus of an Ascomycetes fungus
Origin
By surface analysis, asco- + spore.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish koteloitiö
- koteloitiöa sexually produced spore from the ascus of an Ascomycetes fungus
French ascospore
- ascosporea sexually produced spore from the ascus of an Ascomycetes fungus
German Ascospore
- Ascosporea sexually produced spore from the ascus of an Ascomycetes fungus
Irish ascaspór
- ascaspóra sexually produced spore from the ascus of an Ascomycetes fungus
Italian ascospora
- ascosporaa sexually produced spore from the ascus of an Ascomycetes fungus
Portuguese ascosporo
- ascosporoa sexually produced spore from the ascus of an Ascomycetes fungus
Cite this entry
APA
ascospore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ascospore
MLA
“ascospore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ascospore. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ascospore,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ascospore.
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