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Apothecium vs Pycnidium - What's the difference?

apothecium | pycnidium |

As nouns the difference between apothecium and pycnidium

is that apothecium is (label) the ascigerous fructification of lichens, forming masses of various shapes while pycnidium is in certain fungi, a flask-shaped cavity from the surface of the inner walls of which spores are produced.

apothecium

English

Noun

(apothecia)
  • (label) The ascigerous fructification of lichens, forming masses of various shapes.
    • (Webster 1913)

    pycnidium

    English

    Noun

    (pycnidia)
  • In certain fungi, a flask-shaped cavity from the surface of the inner walls of which spores are produced.
    • (Webster 1913) ----