perithecium
Pronunciation: per′i-thē′sē-ŭm, -sē-ă
Definition: In fungi, a flask-shaped ascocarp, one of the many shapes of structures that bear asci and ascospores; useful as an aid in identifying a fungus.
[peri- + G. thēkē, flask]
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