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po•de•ti•um
Pronunciation: (pu-dē'shē-um, -shum), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -ti•aPronunciation: (-shē-u, -shu). [key]
Bot., Mycol.
1. (in certain lichens) a stalk bearing an apothecium.
2. any stalklike elevation.
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