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apothecia

Variant of apothecium

noun pl. apothecia

Bot. an open cuplike structure containing sacs in which sexual spores are developed, as in lichens and certain fungi

Origin: ModL < L apotheca (see apothecary) + -ium

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apothecial adjective

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