clistothecium
[ klahy-stuh-thee-shee-uh m, -see-uh m ]
/ ˌklaɪ stəˈθi ʃi əm, -si əm /
noun, plural clis·to·the·ci·a [klahy-stuh-thee-shee-uh, -see-uh] /ˌklaɪ stəˈθi ʃi ə, -si ə/. Mycology.
Words nearby clistothecium
clishmaclaver,
clisis,
clisthenes,
clistocarp,
clistocarpous,
clistothecium,
clit,
clite,
clitellum,
clithral,
clithrophobia
Definition for clistothecium (2 of 2)
cleistothecium
or clis·to·the·ci·um
[ klahy-stuh-thee-shee-uh m, -see-uh m ]
/ ˌklaɪ stəˈθi ʃi əm, -si əm /
noun, plural cleis·to·the·ci·a [klahy-stuh-thee-shee-uh, -see-uh] /ˌklaɪ stəˈθi ʃi ə, -si ə/.
(in certain ascomycetous fungi) a closed, globose ascocarp from which the ascospores are released only by its rupture or decay.
Scientific definitions for clistothecium
cleistothecium
[ klī′stə-thē′sē-əm ]
Plural cleistothecia
A closed spherical ascocarp, such as the truffle.