Definitions for apothecium

apothecium ap·o·the·ci·um

Spelling: [ap-uh-thee-shee-uh m, -see-]
IPA: /ˌæp əˈθi ʃi əm, -si-/

Apothecium is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 22 points.

You can make 706 anagrams from letters in apothecium (acehimoptu).

Definitions for apothecium

noun

  1. the fruit of certain lichens and fungi: usually an open, saucer-shaped or cup-shaped body, the inner surface of which is covered with a layer that bears asci.

Origin of apothecium

1820-30; New Latin Greek apo- apo- + thēkíon, equivalent to thḗk(ē) case (see theca) + -ion diminutive suffix

Examples for apothecium

The cup, or shield-shaped spot, or knob, which bears the fructification is named the apothecium.

Cyclocarpineae, apothecium usually circular, no capillitium.

Nylander called the apothecium pale within, but forms with red-brown hypothecia are admitted by later writers.

In the Helvellaceae there is no apothecium but a large irregular fruit body which at maturity bears the asci on its surface.

Piece of thallus of Parmelia conspersa, with section through an apothecium.

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