Meaning Of The Word Apothecium

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apothecium in American English
an open cuplike structure containing sacs in which sexual spores are developed, as in lichens and certain fungi
noun: 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

apothecium in British English
noun: a cup-shaped structure that contains the asci, esp in lichens; a type of ascocarp

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