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asco-

a combining form meaning “sac,” used in the formation of compound words: ascomycete.
Also, especially before a vowel, asc-.


Origin:
< Gk asko-, comb. form of askós wineskin, bladder, belly
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pref.  Ascus: ascospore.

[New Latin, from Greek askos, bag, wineskin.]
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