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ascogenesis

ascogenesis noun: the production of ascomata; the production of these sacs and ascospores therein.

Noun

ascogenesis (uncountable)

  1. The production of ascomata; the production of these sacs and ascospores therein.
    • Meronym: ascosporogenesis

Origin of ascogenesis

By surface analysis, asco- + genesis.

Questions about ascogenesis

What does ascogenesis mean?
Ascogenesis means the production of ascomata; the production of these sacs and ascospores therein.
What part of speech is ascogenesis?
Ascogenesis is a noun.

Words near ascogenesis in the dictionary

  1. ascoconidia
  2. ascoconidium
  3. ascocyst
  4. ascocysts
  5. ascofuranone
  6. ascogenesis
  7. ascogenic
  8. ascogenous
  9. ascogeny
  10. ascogonia
  11. ascogonial

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