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Answer for the clue "A cuplike ascocarp in many lichens and ascomycetous fungi ", 10 letters:
apothecium

Word definitions for apothecium in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a cuplike ascocarp in many lichens and ascomycetous fungi [also: apothecia (pl)]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (label en lichenology) The ascigerous fructification of lichens, forming masses of various shapes.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Apothecium \Apo`*the"ci*um\, n.; pl. Apothecia . [NL.] (Bot.) The ascigerous fructification of lichens, forming masses of various shapes.