— apothecial /ap'euh thee"sheuhl/ , adj.
/ap'euh thee"shee euhm, -see-/ , n. , pl. apothecia /-shee euh, -see euh/ . Bot., Mycol.
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.
[ 1820-30; apo- APO- + thekíon, equiv. to thék ( e ) case (see THECA) + -ion dim. suffix ]