Apothecium

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Apothecium \Apo`*the"ci*um\, n.; pl. {Apothecia}. [NL.] (Bot.)
     The ascigerous fructification of lichens, forming masses of
     various shapes.
     [1913 Webster] Apothegm

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  apothecium
       n : a cuplike ascocarp in many lichens and ascomycetous fungi
       [also: {apothecia} (pl)]