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Cleistothecium

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

closed spore-bearing structure of some fungi (especially Aspergillaceae and Erysiphaceae) from which spores are released only by decay or disintegration

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
cleistocarp
plural
Cleistotheciums
possessive
Cleistothecium's
pluralpossessive
Cleistotheciums'