apothecium (redirected from apothecia)

ap·o·the·ci·um  (p-ths-m, -sh-)

n. pl. ap·o·the·ci·a (-s-, -sh-)

A disk-shaped or cup-shaped ascocarp of some lichens and the fungi Ascomycetes.

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[From Latin apothca, storehouse; see apothecary.]

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apo·thecial (-shl) adj.

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apothecium  (p-ths-m, -sh-)

Plural apothecia (p-ths-, -sh-)

A disk-shaped or cup-shaped ascocarp of some lichens and the fungi Ascomycetes.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

apothecium - a cuplike ascocarp in many lichens and ascomycetous fungi ascocarp - mature fruiting body of an ascomycetous fungus elf cup - apothecium of a fungus of the family Pezizaceae