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amphithecium
[ am-fuh-thee-shee-uhm ]
noun
plural amphithecia
- 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
/ 藢忙尘蹿瑟藞胃颈藧蝉瑟蓹尘 /
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 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 补尘路辫丑颈路迟丑别路肠颈补濒 [am-f, uh, -, thee, -sh, uh, l, -shee-, uh, l, -see-, uh, l], adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of amphithecium1
< New Latin < Greek amphi- amphi- + 迟丑脓办铆辞苍 ( 迟丑岣梜 ( 脓 ) case, cover + -ion diminutive suffix)
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of amphithecium1
C19: from New Latin, from amphi- + Greek th脓kion a little case, from th脓k脓 case
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Example Sentences
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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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