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Definition of Apothecium
1. Noun. A cuplike ascocarp in many lichens and ascomycetous fungi.
Definition of Apothecium
1. n. The ascigerous fructification of lichens, forming masses of various shapes.
Definition of Apothecium
1. Noun. The ascigerous fructification of lichens, forming masses of various shapes. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Apothecium
1. [n -CIA]
Medical Definition of Apothecium
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Origin: NL.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Apothecium
Literary usage of Apothecium
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The London Journal of Botany by Sir William Jackson Hooker (1846)
"1. portion of apothecium; /. 8. ditto, more advanced; /. 9. asci;—more or less
magnified. New IIi,i'ATIC.K ; by THOMAS TAYLOR, MD Having been permitted by ..."
2. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Scienceedited by Biologists Limited, The Company of. edited by Biologists Limited, The Company of. (1875)
"Showing portion of an apothecium burst so as to cause the 8-spored asci, with
paraphyses, to become extruded (the rent portion of the apothecium not shaded) ..."
3. Bulletin ... of the Geological and Natural History Survey by Chicago Academy of Sciences (1896)
"The thallus, when present, and the apothecium, are to be considered and studied
... The apothecium, which has been slightly noticed, whatever its shape, ..."
4. Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society by Royal Microscopical Society, London (1882)
"The well-known structure of the apothecium of lichens described by Stahl is taken
... The author throughout uses as synonymous the terms apothecium, fruit, ..."
5. A Course of Practical Instruction in Botany by Frederick Orpen Bower (1891)
"That the upper stratum of the apothecium consists of closely packed, ... Note that
various stages of development are to be seen in the same apothecium. ..."
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