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- English Word Ascidioidea Definition A group of Tunicata, often shaped like a two-necked bottle. The group includes, social, and compound species. The gill is a netlike structure within the oral aperture. The integument is usually leathery in texture. See Illustration in Appendix.
- English Word Ascidiozooid Definition One of the individual members of a compound ascidian. See Ascidioidea.
- English Word Ascidium Definition A pitcher-shaped, or flask-shaped, organ or appendage of a plant, as the leaves of the pitcher plant, or the little bladderlike traps of the bladderwort (Utricularia).
- English Word Ascidium Definition A genus of simple ascidians, which formerly included most of the known species. It is sometimes used as a name for the Ascidioidea, or for all the Tunicata.
- English Word Ascigerous Definition Having asci.
- English Word Ascii Definition Alt. of Ascians
- English Word Ascites Definition A collection of serous fluid in the cavity of the abdomen; dropsy of the peritoneum.
- English Word Ascitic Definition Alt. of Ascitical
- English Word Ascitical Definition Of, pertaining to, or affected by, ascites; dropsical.
- English Word Ascititious Definition Supplemental; not inherent or original; adscititious; additional; assumed.
- English Word Asclepiad Definition A choriambic verse, first used by the Greek poet Asclepias, consisting of four feet, viz., a spondee, two choriambi, and an iambus.
- English Word Asclepiadaceous Definition Of, pertaining to, or resembling, plants of the Milkweed family.
- English Word Asclepias Definition A genus of plants including the milkweed, swallowwort, and some other species having medicinal properties.
- English Word Ascococci Definition of Ascococcus
- English Word Ascococcus Definition A form of micrococcus, found in putrid meat infusions, occurring in peculiar masses, each of which is inclosed in a hyaline capsule and contains a large number of spherical micrococci.
- English Word Ascospore Definition One of the spores contained in the asci of lichens and fungi. [See Illust. of Ascus.]
- English Word Ascribable Definition Capable of being ascribed; attributable.
- English Word Ascribe Definition To attribute, impute, or refer, as to a cause; as, his death was ascribed to a poison; to ascribe an effect to the right cause; to ascribe such a book to such an author.
- English Word Ascribe Definition To attribute, as a quality, or an appurtenance; to consider or allege to belong.
- English Word Ascribed Definition of Ascribe
- English Word Ascribing Definition of Ascribe
- English Word Ascript Definition See Adscript.
- English Word Ascription Definition The act of ascribing, imputing, or affirming to belong; also, that which is ascribed.
- English Word Ascriptitious Definition Ascribed.
- English Word Ascriptitious Definition Added; additional.
- English Word Ascus Definition A small membranous bladder or tube in which are inclosed the seedlike reproductive particles or sporules of lichens and certain fungi.
- English Word Aseptic Definition Not liable to putrefaction; nonputrescent.
- English Word Aseptic Definition An aseptic substance.
- English Word Asexual Definition Having no distinct sex; without sexual action; as, asexual reproduction. See Fission and Gemmation.
- English Word Asexually Definition In an asexual manner; without sexual agency.