APOTHECIUM

apothecium

(noun) a cuplike ascocarp in many lichens and ascomycetous fungi

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

apothecium (plural apothecia)

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

Source: Wiktionary


Apo`*the"ci*um, n.; pl. Apothecia. Etym: [NL.] (Bot.)

Definition: The ascigerous fructification of lichens, forming masses of various shapes.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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8 November 2024

REPLACEMENT

(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”


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