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apothecium
ap·o·the·ci·um [ àppə thshee əm, àppə thssee əm ] (plural ap·o·the·ci·a [ àppə thshee ə, àppə thssi ə ])


noun 
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spore-bearing structure: a disk-shaped or cup-shaped spore-bearing structure found in some fungi, including the fungal component of most lichens
[Early 19th century. < modern Latin< Greek apothēkē (see apothecary)]

ap·o·the·cial [ àppə thsh'l ] adjective
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