Ascospore

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ascospore \As"co*spore\, n. [Ascus + spore.] (Bot.)
     One of the spores contained in the asci of lichens and fungi.
     [See Illust. of {Ascus}.]
     [1913 Webster] ascosporic

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  ascospore
       n : sexually produced fungal spore formed within an ascus