perithecium

Meanings

Noun

flask-shaped ascocarp
An ascocarp shaped like a skittle or ball, distinguished by a small pore, the ostiole, through which the spores are released one by one when ripe.

Origin / Etymology

From peri- + thecium.

Scrabble Score: 20

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Words With Friends Score: 23

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