apothecium

Other forms: apothecia

Definitions of apothecium
  1. noun
    a cuplike ascocarp in many lichens and ascomycetous fungi
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    types:
    elf cup
    apothecium of a fungus of the family Pezizaceae
    type of:
    ascocarp
    mature fruiting body of an ascomycetous fungus
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