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cleistothecium
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[klahy-stuh-thee-shee-uhm, -see-uhm]
noun
plural
cleistothecia(in certain ascomycetous fungi) a closed, globose ascocarp from which the ascospores are released only by its rupture or decay.
cleistothecium
plural
cleistotheciaA closed spherical ascocarp, such as the truffle.
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cleistothecium1
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Various types of ascocarp are characteristic of the different divisions of the Carpoascomycetes: the cleistothecium, apothecium and perithecium.
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