apothecium
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.
Origin of apothecium
1Other words from apothecium
- ap·o·the·cial [ap-uh-thee-shuhl], /ˌæp əˈθi ʃəl/, adjective
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How to use apothecium in a sentence
Nylander called the apothecium pale within, but forms with red-brown hypothecia are admitted by later writers.
Ohio Biological Survey, Bull. 10, Vol. 11, No. 6 | Bruce Fink and Leafy J. CorringtonIn the Helvellaceae there is no apothecium but a large irregular fruit body which at maturity bears the asci on its surface.
The cup, or shield-shaped spot, or knob, which bears the fructification is named the apothecium.
The Elements of Botany | Asa GrayCyclocarpineae, apothecium usually circular, no capillitium.
Piece of thallus of Parmelia conspersa, with section through an apothecium.
The Elements of Botany | Asa Gray
British Dictionary definitions for apothecium
/ (ˌæpəˈθiːsɪəm) /
botany a cup-shaped structure that contains the asci, esp in lichens; a type of ascocarp
Origin of apothecium
1Derived forms of apothecium
- apothecial (ˌæpəˈθiːsɪəl), adjective
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Scientific definitions for apothecium
[ ăp′ə-thē′sē-əm, -shē- ]
A disk-shaped or cup-shaped ascocarp of some lichens and the fungi Ascomycetes.
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