perithecial


per·i·the·ci·um

P0197400 (pĕr′ə-thē′shē-əm, -sē-əm)n. pl. per·i·the·ci·a (-shē-ə, -sē-ə) A small flask-shaped fruiting body in certain ascomycetous fungi that contains the ascospores.
[New Latin : peri- + Greek thēkion, diminutive of thēkē, case; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.]
per′i·the′ci·al (-shē-əl, -sē-əl) adj.

perithecial

(ˌpɛrɪˈθiːsɪəl; ˌpɛrɪˈθiːʃəl) adj (Botany) botany of, pertaining to, or having a perithecium