apothecium

/ap-uh-thee-shee-uhm, -see-/US // ˌæp əˈθi ʃi əm, -si- //UK // (ˌæpəˈθiːsɪəm) //

神仙姐姐,神仙掌,神仙草,神仙水

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n.名词 noun

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plural ap·o·the·ci·a [ap-uh-thee-shee-uh, -see-uh]. /ˌæp əˈθi ʃi ə, -si ə/. Botany, Mycology.
- : the fruit of certain lichens and fungi: usually an open, saucer-shaped or cup-shaped body, the inner surface of which is covered with a layer that bears asci.

Nylander called the apothecium pale within, but forms with red-brown hypothecia are admitted by later writers.
In the Helvellaceae there is no apothecium but a large irregular fruit body which at maturity bears the asci on its surface.
The cup, or shield-shaped spot, or knob, which bears the fructification is named the Apothecium.
Cyclocarpineae, Apothecium usually circular, no capillitium.
Piece of thallus of Parmelia conspersa, with section through an apothecium.