perithecium
Meaning of perithecium
noun
(in some fungi) a round or flask-shaped fruiting body with a pore through which the spores are discharged.
mid 19th century: modern Latin, from peri- ‘around’ + Greek thēkē ‘case’.
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Hyphenation of perithecium
perithe-cium
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