PERITHECIUM


Meaning of PERITHECIUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌper-ə-ˈthē-shē-əm, -sē- ]

noun

( plural peri·the·cia -shē-ə, -sē-)

Etymology: New Latin, from peri- + Greek thēkion, diminutive of thēkē case — more at tick

Date: circa 1832

: a spherical, cylindrical, or flask-shaped hollow fruiting body in various ascomycetous fungi that contains the asci and usually opens by a terminal pore

• peri·the·cial -ˈthē-sh(ē-)əl, -sē-əl adjective

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