ascus

1. 1.

   saclike structure in which ascospores are formed through sexual reproduction of ascomycetes

   Broaderreproductive structure

   Part ofascomycete

Other forms of ascus

plural

asci

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about ascus

What does ascus mean?

ascus means "saclike structure in which ascospores are formed through sexual reproduction of ascomycetes".

How many syllables are in ascus?

ascus has 2 syllables: a-scus. The stress falls on "a".

Is ascus a common word?

ascus is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.