Apothecium

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A type of fructification of some ascomycete fungi, forming cyst structures of various shapes. Often the fungal components of lichens have this sort of fertile structure.

    "Apothecia lecanoroid; multilocular; each cell containing a single theke; paraphyses deficient."

  2. 2
    a cuplike ascocarp in many lichens and ascomycetous fungi wordnet

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"Apothecia lecanoroid; multilocular; each cell containing a single theke; paraphyses deficient."

Etymology

Coined in 1803, probably based on Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē, “storehouse”). By surface analysis, derived from thecium, see there also for related terms.

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