Ascidiaceae
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~ sometimes classified as an order: sea squirts
ascidian
— Noun
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~ minute sedentary marine invertebrate having a saclike body with siphons through which water enters and leaves
ascii
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~ (computer science) a code for information exchange between computers made by different companies; a string of 7 binary digits represents each character; used in most microcomputers
ascites
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~ accumulation of serous fluid in peritoneal cavity
asclepiad
— Noun
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~ any plant of the family Asclepiadaceae
Asclepiadaceae
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~ widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs of the order Gentianales; most with milky juice
Asclepias albicans
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~ tall herb with leafless white waxy stems and whitish starlike flowers; southwestern United States
Asclepias
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~ genus of chiefly North American perennial herbs: silkweed; milkweed
Asclepius
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~ son of Apollo; a hero and the Roman god of medicine and healing; his daughters were Hygeia and Panacea
ascocarp
— Noun
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~ mature fruiting body of an ascomycetous fungus
ascolichen
— Noun
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~ a lichen in which the fungus component is an ascomycete
ascoma
— Noun
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~ an ascocarp having the spore-bearing layer of cells (the hymenium) on a broad disklike receptacle
ascomycete
— Noun
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~ any fungus of the class Ascomycetes (or subdivision Ascomycota) in which the spores are formed inside an ascus
ascomycetes
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~ large class of higher fungi coextensive with division Ascomycota: sac fungi
ascomycota
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~ a large subdivision of Eumycota including Hemiascomycetes and Plectomycetes and Pyrenomycetes and Discomycetes; sac fungi; in some classification systems considered a division of the kingdom Fungi
Ascomycotina
— Noun
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~ a large subdivision of Eumycota including Hemiascomycetes and Plectomycetes and Pyrenomycetes and Discomycetes; sac fungi; in some classification systems considered a division of the kingdom Fungi
Ascophyllum
— Noun
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~ brown algae distinguished by compressed or inflated branchlets along the axis
ascorbic acid
— Noun
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~ a vitamin found in fresh fruits (especially citrus fruits) and vegetables; prevents scurvy
ascospore
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~ sexually produced fungal spore formed within an ascus