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nemathecium

American  
[nem-uh-thee-shee-uhm, -see-uhm] / ˌnɛm əˈθi ʃi əm, -si əm /

noun

PLURAL

nemathecia

  1. a wartlike protuberance on the thallus of certain red algae, containing tetraspores, antheridia, or cystocarps.

Other Word Forms

  • nemathecial adjective

Etymology

Origin of nemathecium

1820–30; < New Latin, irregular < Greek nêma thread + thēkíon thecium

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Nemathecium, nem-a-thē′si-um, n. a wart-like elevation on the surface of the thallus of certain florideous alg�.

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