Go to MSN Homeencarta®
Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Click to move up the list of words
Appalachia
Appalachian
Appalachian Mountains
Appalachian tea
Appalachian Trail
appall
appalled
appalling
Appaloosa
appanage
apparat
apparatchik
apparatus
apparel
apparent
apparent horizon
apparent low bidder
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

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 
Definition:
 
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
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Advertisement
© 2009 Microsoft