— epithecial /ep'euh thee"shee euhl, -sheuhl/ , adj.
/ep'euh thee"shee euhm, -see euhm/ , n. , pl. epithecia /-shee euh, -see euh/ . Mycol.
the surface layer of tissue of the fruiting body of lichens and fungi, formed by the union of the tips of the paraphyses over the spore sacs.
[ 1875-80; ]