Definition of apothecium Apothecium

ap•o•the•ci•um

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What does apothecium mean?

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Noun

Plural: apotheciums

apothecium - a cuplike ascocarp in many lichens and ascomycetous fungi
  ascocarp mature fruiting body of an ascomycetous fungus
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • apothecium (n.)
    The ascigerous fructification of lichens, forming masses of various shapes.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • apothecium
    ap-ō-thē′si-um, n. the spore-case in lichens. [Gr. apothēkē, a storehouse. See Apothecary.]

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