ascigerous

English

Etymology

From ascus +‎ -gerous.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æˈsɪd͡ʒəɹəs/
• Rhymes: -ɪdʒəɹəs

Adjective

ascigerous (comparative more ascigerous, superlative most ascigerous)

1. (botany) Having asci.
   • 1828, John Claudius Loudon, An Encyclopaedia of Plants:

     Perithecium closed , perforated by an orifice , filled by an ascigerous somewhat deliquescent nucleus

Translations

having asci

• Portuguese: ascígero

References

• “ascigerous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.