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Especially the outgrowth of the thallus of certain lichens on which the ascocarp is borne
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podetium
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context lichenology English) A stalk which bears the fructification in some lichens, such as the reindeer moss.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an organ or body resembling a stalk; especially the outgrowth of the thallus of certain lichens on which the ascocarp is borne [also: podetia (pl)]
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Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Podetium \Po*de"ti*um\, n.; pl. Podetia , E. Podetiums . [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, foot.] (Bot.) A stalk which bears the fructification in some lichens, as in the so-called reindeer moss.