ALL meanings of ascus
as·cus
A a - noun ascus a saclike structure that produces (usually) eight ascospores during sexual reproduction in ascomycetous fungi such as yeasts and mildews 3
- noun ascus in ascomycetous fungi, a sac in which spores (usually eight) are produced and meiosis occurs 3
- noun plural ascus the sac in ascomycetes in which the sexual spores are formed. 1
- noun ascus A sac, typically cylindrical in shape, in which the spores of ascomycete fungi develop. 1
- noun ascus A sac-shaped cell present in ascomycete fungi; it is a reproductive cell in which meiosis and an additional cell division produce eight spores. 0