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thecia

thecia is the plural of thecium.

Meaning of thecium

Noun

thecium (plural thecia)

  1. (dated) The hymenium
    • The hymenium, or thecium, is generated endogenously within the hyphal layer.1952, Frederick Lyle Wynd, The Fungi, translation of original by Ernst Albert Gäumann, page 218
  2. (dated) The internal hyphal layers of an apothecium

Questions about thecia

What is thecia the plural of?
Thecia is the plural of thecium.

Words near thecia in the dictionary

  1. thecaspore
  2. thecaspores
  3. thecasporous
  4. thecate
  5. thecated
  6. thecia
  7. thecial
  8. theciferous
  9. theciform
  10. thecigerous
  11. thecitis

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