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Perithecium

Perithecium Meaning & Definition
Perithecium Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Perithecium?

[n] flask-shaped ascocarp

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See Also | ascocarp

Perithecium In Webster's Dictionary

\Per`i*the"ci*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? around + ? box.] (Bot.) An organ in certain fungi and lichens, surrounding and enveloping the masses of fructification. --Henslow.

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