Definitions for perithecia

perithecia per·i·the·ci·um

Spelling: [per-uh-thee-shee-uh m, -shuh m, -see- Perithecia is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

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Definitions for perithecia

noun

  1. the fruiting body of ascomycetous fungi, typically a minute, more or less completely closed, globose or flask-shaped body enclosing the asci.

Origin of perithecia

From New Latin, dating back to 1825-35; See origin at peri-, thecium

Examples for perithecia

The walls of the perithecia are carbonous, and confluent with the crust.

Also that the perithecia themselves are not perforated at the apex.

The perithecia contain pear-shaped asci, which spring from the base and enclose a definite number of sporidia.

The perithecia are engendered where two filaments cross each other.

In the Hysteriacei, where the perithecia are elongated, the fissure takes place throughout their length.

In Chætomium, the perithecia bristle with rigid, dark-coloured hairs, and the sporidia are coloured.

In these genera the sporidia, on maturity, may be observed blackening the matrix round the mouths of the perithecia.

Our figure 856 shows a section, and the arrangement of the perithecia.

Seated on the mycelium, at the first as little orange points, are the perithecia, which enlarge and become nearly black.

The perithecia are arranged in a circle neat the apex of the stroma.

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