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Perithecium

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Noun

1. perithecium

flask-shaped ascocarp

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Perithecium

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noun plural -cia (-sɪə)
botany
a flask-shaped structure containing asci that are discharged from an apical pore; a type of ascocarp

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Perithecium

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nounWord forms: plural ˌperiˈthecia (ˌpɛrɪˈθiʃiə ; perˌit hēˈshēə; ˌpɛrɪˈθisiə ; perˌit hēˈsēə)
in certain ascomycetous fungi, a flasklike case containing the spore sacs (asci)

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Perithecium

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n. pl. per·i·the·ci·a (-shē-ə, -sē-ə)
A small flask-shaped fruiting body in certain ascomycetous fungi that contains the ascospores.

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