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amphithecium

noun
am·​phi·​the·​ci·​um
plural amphithecia\ -​Ä“É™ \

Definition of amphithecium

1 : the external layer of cells surrounding the sporogenous tissue in the sporangium of a moss
2 : the inner layer of the perithecium next to the hymenium in certain lichens

First Known Use of amphithecium

1872, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for amphithecium

New Latin, from amphi- + -thecium

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