adjective
- of, relating to, or resembling an apothecium (a cup-shaped or disk-shaped fruiting body in lichens and fungi)
Usage: technical; mycology/lichenology
Examples
- The apothecial structures on the lichen surface release spores into the air.
- Lichenologists examine apothecial morphology to identify different species.
- The apothecial disk was clearly visible under the microscope.
- These fungi produce apothecial fruiting bodies rather than other reproductive structures.