Associations to the word «Apothecium»

Wiktionary

APOTHECIUM, noun. (lichenology) The ascigerous fructification of lichens, forming masses of various shapes.

Dictionary definition

APOTHECIUM, noun. A cuplike ascocarp in many lichens and ascomycetous fungi.

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne