ASCOCARPOUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ascocarpous mean? 

• ASCOCARPOUS (adjective)
  The adjective ASCOCARPOUS has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to ascocarps

  Familiarity information: ASCOCARPOUS used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ASCOCARPOUS (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to ascocarps

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Domain category:

botany; phytology (the branch of biology that studies plants)

Pertainym:

ascocarp (mature fruiting body of an ascomycetous fungus)

Derivation:

ascocarp (mature fruiting body of an ascomycetous fungus)