apothecium
[ ap-uh-thee-shee-uhm, -see- ]
/ ˌæp əˈθi ʃi əm, -si- /
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noun, plural ap·o·the·ci·a [ap-uh-thee-shee-uh, -see-uh]. /ˌæp əˈθi ʃi ə, -si ə/. Botany, Mycology.
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.
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OTHER WORDS FROM apothecium
ap·o·the·cial [ap-uh-thee-shuhl], /ˌæp əˈθi ʃəl/, adjectiveWords nearby apothecium
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British Dictionary definitions for apothecium
apothecium
/ (ˌæpəˈθiːsɪəm) /
noun plural -cia (-sɪə)
botany a cup-shaped structure that contains the asci, esp in lichens; a type of ascocarp
Derived forms of apothecium
apothecial (ˌæpəˈθiːsɪəl), adjectiveWord Origin for apothecium
C19: from New Latin, from apo- + Greek thēkion a little case
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Scientific definitions for apothecium
apothecium
[ ăp′ə-thē′sē-əm, -shē- ]
Plural apothecia (ăp′ə-thē′sē-ə, -shē-)
A disk-shaped or cup-shaped ascocarp of some lichens and the fungi Ascomycetes.
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