apothecium

Coined in 1803, probably based on Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē, “storehouse”). By surface analysis, derived from thecium, see there also for related terms.

apothecium (plural apothecia)

1. (lichenology, mycology) 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.
   • 1882, Edward Tuckerman, ‎Henry Willey, A Synopsis of the North American Lichens (part 1)

     Apothecia lecanoroid; multilocular; each cell containing a single theke; paraphyses deficient.

• apothecary
• perithecium

• “apothecium”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.