ascoma

[ a-skoh-muh ]

noun,plural as·co·ma·ta [a-skoh-muh-tuh], /æˈskoʊ mə tə/, Mycology.
  1. a fruiting body that bears asci.

Origin of ascoma

1
From New Latin; see origin at ascus, -oma

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