| Pronunciation: | | `peru'theesheeum
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[n] flask-shaped ascocarp |
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PERITHECIUM is a 11 letter word that starts with P. |
| | See Also: | | ascocarp |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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