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as·co·ma | \ aˈskōmə \
plural ascomata\ -mətə \
Definition of ascoma
: an ascocarp having the hymenium on a broadly expanded or disklike receptacle especially characteristic of the order Helvellales specifically : the simple type of fruiting body made up of an undifferentiated mass of tissue on or in which the asci are borne
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