cleistothecium

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

cleistothecium
    n 1: closed spore-bearing structure of some fungi (especially
         Aspergillaceae and Erysiphaceae) from which spores are
         released only by decay or disintegration [syn:
         {cleistothecium}, {cleistocarp}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

cleistothecium \cleistothecium\ n.
   the closed spore-bearing structure of some fungi (especially
   {Aspergillaceae} and {Eurysiphaceae}) from which spores are
   released only by decay or disintegration; -- called also
   {cleistocarp}.

   Syn: cleistocarp.
        [WordNet 1.5]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

cleistocarp \cleistocarp\ n.
   the closed spore-bearing structure of some fungi (especially
   {Aspergillaceae} and {Eurysiphaceae}) from which spores are
   released only by decay or disintegration; -- called also
   {cleistothecium}.

   Syn: cleistothecium.
        [WordNet 1.5] Cleistogamic

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