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Webster 1913 Edition


Apothecium


Apoˊ-the′ci-um

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Noun.
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pl.
Apothecia
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[NL.]
(Bot.)
The ascigerous fructification of lichens, forming masses of various shapes.

Definition 2024


apothecium

apothecium

English

Noun

apothecium (plural apothecia)

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

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