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Word: Perithecium
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 19th century: modern Latin, from peri- ‘around’ + Greek thēkion small case or chest, from thēkē ‘case’
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Phonetic Spelling:
ˌpɛrɪˈθiːsɪəm
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(in some fungi) a round or flask-shaped fruiting body with a pore through which the spores are discharged.
Short Definition:(in some fungi) round or flask-shaped fruiting body with pore through which spores are discharged
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