The Collaborative International Dictionary
Apothecia
Apothecium \Apo`*the"ci*um\, n.; pl. Apothecia. [NL.] (Bot.) The ascigerous fructification of lichens, forming masses of various shapes.
Wiktionary
apothecia
n. (plural of apothecium English)
WordNet
apothecia
See apothecium
apothecium
n. a cuplike ascocarp in many lichens and ascomycetous fungi
[also: apothecia (pl)]