apothecium (English, noun)
expansion: apothecium (plural apothecia)
Senses:
topics: biology
botany
lichenology
mycology
natural-sciences
glosses: A type of fructification of some ascomycete fungi, forming cyst structures of various shapes. Often the fungal components of lichens have this sort of fertile structure.
Forms:
form: apothecia
tags: plural