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ascosporogenesis

ascosporogenesis noun: the formation and development of ascospores.

Noun

ascosporogenesis (uncountable)

  1. The formation and development of ascospores.
    • Holonym: ascogenesis

Origin of ascosporogenesis

By surface analysis, ascospore + -o- + genesis, or, by surface analysis, asco- + sporogenesis.

Questions about ascosporogenesis

What does ascosporogenesis mean?
Ascosporogenesis means the formation and development of ascospores.
What part of speech is ascosporogenesis?
Ascosporogenesis is a noun.

Words near ascosporogenesis in the dictionary

  1. ascorbyls
  2. ascosphaeraceous
  3. ascospore
  4. ascospores
  5. ascosporic
  6. ascosporogenesis
  7. ascosporogenic
  8. ascosporogenous
  9. ascosporous
  10. ascostroma
  11. ascostromata

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