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per·i·the·ci·um

 (pĕr′ə-thē′shē-əm, -sē-əm)
n. pl. per·i·the·ci·a (-shē-ə, -sē-ə)
A small flask-shaped fruiting body in certain ascomycetous fungi that contains the ascospores.
[New Latin : peri- + Greek thēkion, diminutive of thēkē, case; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.]
per′i·the′ci·al (-shē-əl, -sē-əl) adj.
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perithecium

(ˌpɛrɪˈθiːsɪəm)
n, pl -cia (-sɪə)
(Botany) botany a flask-shaped structure containing asci that are discharged from an apical pore; a type of ascocarp
[C19: from New Latin, from peri- + Greek thēkē case]
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per•i•the•ci•um

(ˌpɛr əˈθi ʃi əm, -si əm)

n., pl. -ci•a (-ʃi ə, -si ə)
the fruiting body of ascomycetous fungi, typically a minute, more or less completely closed, globose or flask-shaped body enclosing the asci.
[1825–35; < New Latin; see peri-, theca, -ium2]
per`i•the′ci•al, adj.
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Noun1.perithecium - flask-shaped ascocarpperithecium - flask-shaped ascocarp    
ascocarp - mature fruiting body of an ascomycetous fungus
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