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perithecium definition

peri·theci·um (per′ə t̸hē′s̸hē əm, -sē-)

noun pl. perithecia -·cia (-ə)

in certain ascomycetous fungi, a flasklike case containing the spore sacs (asci)

Etymology: ModL < peri- + Gr thēkē, case, box (see theca) + -ium

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