Perithecium

noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.nounAn 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.

Synonyms

pseudothecium cleistothecium peridiole ascocarp spore fruit paraphysis peridermium peridium pseudoaethalium sporocarp aecium apiculus

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