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amphithecium
[am-fuh-thee-shee-uhm]
noun
plural
amphitheciaBotany.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
/ ˌæɪˈθːɪə /
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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Other 51Թ Forms
- amphithecial adjective
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of amphithecium1
< New Latin < Greek amphi- amphi- + ٳŧíDz ( ٳḗk ( ŧ ) case, cover + -ion diminutive suffix)
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of amphithecium1
C19: from New Latin, from amphi- + Greek thŧkion a little case, from thŧkŧ case
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In Sphagnum, as in Anthoceros, the archesporium is derived from the amphithecium; in all other mosses it is the outermost layer of the endothecium.
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