amphithecium

American

[am-fuh-thee-shee-uhm] / ˌæm fəˈθi ʃi əm /

noun

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.

amphithecium British

/ ˌæmfɪˈθiːsɪəm /

noun

the outer layer of cells of the sporophyte of mosses and liverworts that develops into the outer parts of the spore-bearing capsule

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Derived Forms

amphithecial

adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

amphithecia

plural

Etymology

Origin of amphithecium

< New Latin < Greek amphi- amphi- + thēkíon ( thḗk ( ē ) case, cover + -ion diminutive suffix)

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