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Showing words for ASCUS using the English dictionary
5 Letter Words for Ascus
ascus, casus
4 Letter Words for Ascus
acus, cass, caus, cuss, sacs
3 Letter Words for Ascus
ass, sac, sau, ssu, sus, uca, usa
Definitions for Ascus
[1] the sac in ascomycetes in which the sexual spores are formed.
[2] a saclike structure that produces (usually) eight ascospores during sexual reproduction in ascomycetous fungi such as yeasts and mildews
Words nearby Ascus
ascription, ascriptive, ascs, ascu, asculum, ascus, asd, asde, asdic, ase, asea
Origin of Ascus
1820–30; < New Latin < Greek askós bag, sac
Word origin for Ascus
C19: from New Latin, from Greek askos bag