APOTHECIUM


Meaning of APOTHECIUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌa-pə-ˈthē-shē-əm, -sē- ]

noun

( plural apo·the·cia -shē-ə, -sē-)

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin apotheca

Date: 1830

: a spore-bearing structure in many lichens and fungi consisting of a discoid or cupped body bearing asci on the exposed flat or concave surface

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.