(from the article `ascocarp`) ...structure of fungi of the phylum Ascomycota (kingdom Fungi). It arises from vegetative filaments (hyphae) after sexual reproduction has been ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/95
In fungi, an ascocarp that is closed, with randomly dispersed asci. ... Origin: G. Kleistos, enclosed, + theke, box ... (05 Mar 2000) ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
cleistocarpnoun closed spore-bearing structure of some fungi (especially Aspergillaceae and Erysiphaceae) from which spores are released only by decay or disintegration Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974