Cleistothecium

3 definitions found

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

  cleistothecium \cleistothecium\ n.
     the closed spore-bearing structure of some fungi (especially
     {Aspergillaceae} and {Eurysiphaceae}) from which spores are
     released only by decay or disintegration; -- called also
     {cleistocarp}.
  


     Syn: cleistocarp.
          [WordNet 1.5]

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

  cleistocarp \cleistocarp\ n.
     the closed spore-bearing structure of some fungi (especially
     {Aspergillaceae} and {Eurysiphaceae}) from which spores are
     released only by decay or disintegration; -- called also
     {cleistothecium}.
  
     Syn: cleistothecium.
          [WordNet 1.5] Cleistogamic

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cleistothecium
       n : closed spore-bearing structure of some fungi (especially
           Aspergillaceae and Erysiphaceae) from which spores are
           released only by decay or disintegration [syn: {cleistocarp}]