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apothecium
[ ap-uh-thee-shee-uhm, -see- ]
noun
- the fruit of certain lichens and fungi: usually an open, saucer-shaped or cup-shaped body, the inner surface of which is covered with a layer that bears asci.
apothecium
/ ˌæpəˈθiːsɪəl; ˌæpəˈθiːsɪəm /
noun
- botany a cup-shaped structure that contains the asci, esp in lichens; a type of ascocarp
apothecium
/ ă′ə-ٳŧ′ŧ-ə,-ŧ- /
, Plural apothecia ă′ə-ٳŧ′ŧ-ə,-ŧ-
- A disk-shaped or cup-shaped ascocarp of some lichens and the fungi Ascomycetes.
Derived Forms
- apothecial, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- ··ٳ· [ap-, uh, -, thee, -sh, uh, l], adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of apothecium1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of apothecium1
Example Sentences
This is a stalked apothecium, the reproductive structure of the fungus part of the lichen.
Various types of ascocarp are characteristic of the different divisions of the Carpoascomycetes: the cleistothecium, apothecium and perithecium.
Piece of thallus of a Sticta, with section, showing the immersed apothecia; the small openings of these dot the surface.
These asci are variously shaped bodies and are known in different orders by different names, such as ascoma, apothecium, perithecium, and receptacle.
No species showed any great luxuriance, and seldom did the black and white lichen-crust produce any 'apothecium,' The lichen-vegetation was most abundant on the driftwood of the beach and on the tufts in the marshes.
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