hypothecium

[hahy-puh-thee-shee-uhm, -see-uhm]

noun, plural hy·po·the·ci·a

[-shee-uh, -see-uh] . Mycology.

the layer of hyphal tissue directly beneath the hymenium of an apothecium.

Origin:
1865–70; hypo- + thecium

Related forms

hy·po·the·ci·al, adjective

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