Perithecium

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:20 ptsWWF:23 pts11 letters

Definition of Perithecium

noun

An ascocarp shaped like a skittle or ball, distinguished by a small pore, the ostiole, through which the spores are released one by one when ripe.

Anagrams of Perithecium

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "perithecium":

8-LETTER WORDS

epimeric eremitic hemipter hermetic hermitic herpetic mephitic pitchier pumicite

7-LETTER WORDS

chetrum chimere crumpet cuprite emeriti empiric emptier epeiric epicure erethic etheric eucrite hempier heretic humpier+15 more

6-LETTER WORDS

ceriph cerite cerium cermet chimer cipher cither curite either emetic empire

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Rhyming Words

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