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perithecium |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Perithecium \Per`i*the"ci*um\, n. [NL., fr Gr ? around + ? box.] (Bot.) An organ in certain fungi and lichens, surrounding and enveloping the masses of fructification. --Henslow. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: perithecium n : flask-shaped ascocarp
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