perithecium

per·i·the·ci·um  (pr-thsh-m, -s-m)

n. pl. per·i·the·ci·a (-sh-, -s-)

A small flask-shaped fruiting body in ascomycetous fungi that contains the ascospores.

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[New Latin : peri- + Greek thkion, diminutive of thk, case; see dh- in Indo-European roots.]

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peri·theci·al (-sh-l, -s-l) adj.

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perithecium [ˌpɛrɪˈθiːsɪəm]

n pl -cia [-sɪə]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany a flask-shaped structure containing asci that are discharged from an apical pore; a type of ascocarp

[from New Latin, from peri- + Greek thēkē case]

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perithecium  (pr-thsh-m, -s-m)

Plural perithecia

A small flask-shaped fruiting body in some ascomycete fungi that encloses the asci (spore sacs).

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perithecium - flask-shaped ascocarp                 ascocarp - mature fruiting body of an ascomycetous fungus