amphithecium
[ am-fuh-thee-shee-uhm ]
noun,plural am·phi·the·ci·a [am-fuh-thee-shee-uh]. /ˌæm fəˈθi ʃi ə/.
Botany. the layer or one of the layers of cells in the capsule of a moss surrounding the spores.
Mycology. (in certain lichens) a layer of cells that surrounds the fungal apothecium.
Origin of amphithecium
1Other words from amphithecium
- am·phi·the·cial [am-fuh-thee-shuhl, -shee-uhl, -see-uhl], /ˌæm fəˈθi ʃəl, -ʃi əl, -si əl/, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for amphithecium
amphithecium
/ (ˌæmfɪˈθiːsɪəm) /
nounplural -cia (-sɪə)
the outer layer of cells of the sporophyte of mosses and liverworts that develops into the outer parts of the spore-bearing capsule
Origin of amphithecium
1C19: from New Latin, from amphi- + Greek thēkion a little case, from thēkē case
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