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apothecium

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A type of fructification of some ascomycete fungi, forming cyst structures of various shapes. Often the fungal components of lichens have this sort of fertile structure.

Equivalents

Españolapotecio
Françaisapothécie
DeutschApothecium
7 more languages
Catalàapoteci
Italianoapotècio
Nederlandsapothecium
Portuguêsapotécio

Examples

“Apothecia lecanoroid; multilocular; each cell containing a single theke; paraphyses deficient.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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