'Perithecium' definitions:

Definition of 'perithecium'

noun

Flask-shaped ascocarp

Definition of 'Perithecium'

From: GCIDE

Perithecium \Per`i*the"ci*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. peri` around + ? box.] (Bot.) An organ in certain fungi and lichens, surrounding and enveloping the masses of fructification. --Henslow. [1913 Webster]

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