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Webster 1913 Edition
Apothecium
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Apoˊ-the′ci-um
,Noun.
pl.
Apothecia
. [NL.]
(Bot.)
The ascigerous fructification of lichens, forming masses of various shapes.
Definition 2024
apothecium
apothecium
English
Noun
apothecium (plural apothecia)
- (lichenology) The ascigerous fructification of lichens, forming masses of various shapes.