Ascospore

/ˈæskəspɔr/ noun

A spore produced inside an ascus, the sac-like structure of ascomycete fungi, usually numbering eight per ascus.

From asco- (sac) plus spore (from Greek spora, seed). Describes the spore's origin within the fungal sac.

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