cleistothecium

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κλειστός (kleistós, “closed”) + thecium.

Noun

cleistothecium (plural cleistothecia)

  1. (botany) A closed ascocarp, in some fungi, from which spores are released following decay or disintegration

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