cleistothecium
noun
cleis·to·the·ci·um
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plural cleistothecia\ -sē-ə
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Medical Definition of cleistothecium
: a closed spore-bearing structure in some ascomycetous fungi from which the asci and spores are released only by decay or disintegration
Other Words from cleistothecium
cleistothecial
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adjective
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adjective