mazaedium
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ma·zae·di·um
(mə-zē′dē-əm)n. pl. ma·zae·di·a (-dē-ə)
A fruiting body of some lichens in which the spores lie freely in a powdery mass that is enclosed in a peridium.
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mazaedium
(məˈzɪdɪəm)n
(Biology) biology a powdery mass of ascospores found within the peridium of certain lichen
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