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Meaning of apothecium | Babel Free

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

Català apoteci
Deutsch Apothecium
Español apotecio
Suomi kotelomalja
Français apothécie
Gaeilge apaitéiciam
Italiano apotècio
Nederlands apothecium
Polski apotecjum miseczka
Português apotécio

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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See also

apothegm apothegmatic apothegmatist apotheke apothem Apotheoses

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