adjective
- of or relating to an ascocarp; designating a fruiting body of ascomycete fungi that contains asci and ascospores
Usage: mycology; technical
Examples
- The ascocarpic structures of the fungus were examined under the microscope.
- Ascocarpic development in cup fungi follows a characteristic pattern.
- The researcher studied the ascocarpic morphology of several lichen species.
- Ascocarpic fungi produce spores within specialized sac-like structures called asci.