amphithecium
[ am-fuh-thee-shee-uh m ]
/ ˌæm fəˈθi ʃi əm /
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.
Nearby words
amphistomous, amphistylar, amphithalamus, amphitheater, amphitheatre, amphithecium, amphithemis, amphithuron, amphithyra, amphithyron, amphitricha
Origin of amphithecium
Related formsam·phi·the·cial [am-fuh-thee-shuh l, -shee-uh l, -see-uh l] /ˌæm fəˈθi ʃəl, -ʃi əl, -si əl/, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for amphithecium
amphithecium
/ (ˌæmfɪˈθiːsɪəm) /
noun plural -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
Word Origin for amphithecium
C19: from New Latin, from amphi- + Greek thēkion a little case, from thēkē case
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