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peri·the·ci·um

npl  -cia   :  a spherical, cylindrical, or flask-shaped hollow fruiting body in various ascomycetous fungi that contains the asci, usu. opens by a terminal pore, and sometimes includes the cleistothecium .
 
 

 
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