epitheca

/ (ˌɛpɪˈθiːkə) /


nounplural -cae (-siː)
  1. the outer and older layer of the cell wall of a diatom: Compare hypotheca

Origin of epitheca

1
C19: from epi- + theca

Words Nearby epitheca

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