perithecium

per·i·the·ci·um

, pl.

per·i·the·ci·a

(per'i-thē'sē-ŭm, -sē-ă),
In fungi, a flask-shaped ascocarp, one of the many shapes of structures that bear asci and ascospores; useful as an aid in identifying a fungus.
[peri- + G. thēkē, flask]
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perithecium

(pĕr′ə-thē′shē-əm, -sē-əm)
n. pl. perithe·cia (-shē-ə, -sē-ə)
A small flask-shaped fruiting body in certain ascomycetous fungi that contains the ascospores.
per′i·the′ci·al (-shē-əl, -sē-əl) adj.
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perithecium

a type of fruiting body found in fungi of the ASCOMYCOTA, containing numerous asci (see ASCUS).
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