SINCE 1828
ascoma
noun
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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