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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

子嚢

Pronunciation / Transliteration: shinō

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Ascus/ˈæskəs/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #45000 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"子嚢は子のう菌類の有性胞子を作る袋状の細胞である。"

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As noun
  1. 1

    The spore-producing cell in sac fungi (ascomycetes) of sexual reproduction, typically containing four or eight spores.

    "Under the microscope, each ascus was clearly visible, containing eight distinct ascospores."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the New Latin ascus, originating from the Ancient Greek askos meaning 'wine-skin' or 'bladder'. The term was adopted in 19th-century mycology to describe the sac-like spore-producing structure found in ascomycete fungi.

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