AMPHITHECIUM


Meaning of AMPHITHECIUM in English

ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷s(h)ēəm noun

( plural amphithe·cia -ēə)

Etymology: New Latin, from amphi- + -thecium

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

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.