ap·o·the·ci·um ( p  -th  s-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. [From Latin apoth ca, storehouse; see apothecary.]ap o·thecial (-shl) adj. |
apothecium [ˌæpəˈθiːsɪəm]
n pl -cia [-sɪə]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany a cup-shaped structure that contains the asci, esp in lichens; a type of ascocarp
[from New Latin, from apo- + Greek thēkion a little case]
apothecial [ˌæpəˈθiːsɪəl] adj
| apothecium (p-ths-m, -sh-) Plural apothecia ( p-ths-, -sh-) A disk-shaped or cup-shaped ascocarp of some lichens and the fungi Ascomycetes. |
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