adjective
- relating to or having the characteristics of a perithecium, a flask-shaped fruiting body found in certain fungi
Usage: botanical; mycological
Examples
- The perithecial stage of the fungus develops after the sexual reproduction phase.
- Researchers examined the perithecial structures under high magnification.
- The species is characterized by its distinctive perithecial morphology.
- Perithecial fungi typically produce ascospores within their fruiting bodies.
- The laboratory study focused on perithecial development in ascomycetes.