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Endothecium
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Botany
.
1.
the lining of the cavity of an anther.
2.
(in mosses) the central mass of cells in the rudimentary capsule, from
which
the archespore is generally developed.
3.
(in bryophytes) the central mass of cells in the capsule, including the spores and columella.
Origin:
1825–35;
endo-
+
thecium
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adjective
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Endothecium
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So is
autotroph
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So is
nonvascular plants
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So is
vascular plants
. Does it mean:
phase in plant life which starts with a zygote produced by sexual reproduction
organism capable of self-nourishment which uses photosynthesis or chemosynthesis for energy
group of mostly aquatic eukaryotic organisms which conduct photosynthesis and make their own food
plants without a xylem and phloem to transport fluid and nutrients internally
plants with the vascular tissues xylem and phloem for transporting water and nutrients
organism capable of self-nourishment which uses photosynthesis or chemosynthesis for energy
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endothecium
(ˌɛndəʊˈθiːʃɪəm, -sɪəm)
—
n
,
pl
-cia
1.
the inner mass of cells of the developing capsule in mosses
2.
the fibrous tissue of the inner wall of an anther
[C19: New Latin, from
endo-
+ Greek
thēkion
case; see
theca
]
endo'thecial
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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