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hypothecium

hypothecium noun: the layer of hyphal tissue directly beneath the thecium.

Noun

hypothecium (plural hypothecia)

  1. The layer of hyphal tissue directly beneath the thecium
    • Color of hypothecium: 0 = colorless; 1 = yellow-brown to red-brown. 4.2015 September 29, “A Molecular Phylogeny of the Lichen Genus Lecidella Focusing on Species from Mainland China”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of hypothecium

pluralhypothecia

Origin of hypothecium

From hypo- + thecium.

Questions about hypothecium

What does hypothecium mean?
Hypothecium means the layer of hyphal tissue directly beneath the thecium.
What part of speech is hypothecium?
Hypothecium is a noun.
What is the plural of hypothecium?
The plural of hypothecium is hypothecia.

Words near hypothecium in the dictionary

  1. hypothecator
  2. hypothecators
  3. hypothecatory
  4. hypothecia
  5. hypothecial
  6. hypothecium
  7. hypothecs
  8. hypothenal
  9. hypothenar
  10. hypothenar eminence
  11. hypothenar eminences

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