ALL meanings of cleistothecium
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C c - noun plural cleistothecium (in certain ascomycetous fungi) a closed, globose ascocarp from which the ascospores are released only by its rupture or decay. 1
- noun cleistothecium (biology) A closed ascocarp, in some fungi, from which spores are released following decay or disintegration. 1