THYRIOTHECIUM


Meaning of THYRIOTHECIUM in English

ˌthīrēōˈthēs(h)ēəm noun

( plural thyriothe·cia -s(h)ēə)

Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Greek thyreos oblong shield + New Latin -thecium — more at thyroid

: an ascocarp so inverted that the generative hyphae are dependent

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