Apothecium Definition

ăpə-thēsē-əm, -shē-
apothecia
noun
A disk-shaped or cup-shaped ascocarp of some lichens and ascomycetous fungi.
American Heritage
An open cuplike structure containing sacs in which sexual spores are developed, as in lichens and certain fungi.
Webster's New World

(lichenology) The ascigerous fructification of lichens, forming masses of various shapes.

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Other Word Forms of Apothecium

Noun

Singular:
apothecium
Plural:
apothecia

Origin of Apothecium

  • From Latin apothēca storehouse apothecary

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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