ascus

noun

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

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ascarid ascend /əˈsɛnd/ ascendancy ascendant /əˈsɛndənt/ ascendants ascended /əˈsɛndɪd/ ascendency ascender ascenders ascending /əˈsɛndɪŋ/