"perithecium" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: perithecia [plural]
Etymology: From peri- + thecium. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|peri|thecium}} peri- + thecium Head templates: {{en-noun|perithecia}} perithecium (plural perithecia)
  1. (mycology) An ascocarp shaped like a skittle or ball, distinguished by a small pore, the ostiole, through which the spores are released one by one when ripe. Categories (topical): Mycology

Inflected forms

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