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amphithecium

amphithecium noun: the thalline margin of a lecanorine apothecium.

Noun

amphithecium (plural amphithecia)

  1. The thalline margin of a lecanorine apothecium.
  2. The external cell layers of the developing sporangium of a bryophyte.

Forms of amphithecium

pluralamphithecia

Origin of amphithecium

From amphi- + thecium.

Questions about amphithecium

What does amphithecium mean?
Amphithecium means the thalline margin of a lecanorine apothecium.
What part of speech is amphithecium?
Amphithecium is a noun.
What is the plural of amphithecium?
The plural of amphithecium is amphithecia.

Words near amphithecium in the dictionary

  1. amphitheatrical
  2. amphitheatricality
  3. amphitheatrically
  4. amphithecia
  5. amphithecial
  6. amphithecium
  7. amphithere
  8. amphitheres
  9. amphitheriid
  10. amphitheriids
  11. amphitretid

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