Endothecium Definition

ĕndō-thēsē-əm, -shē-əm
endothecia
noun
An inner layer, as the inner wall of a pollen grain or the inner layer of a moss capsule.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Endothecium

Noun

Singular:
endothecium
Plural:
endothecia

Origin of Endothecium

  • New Latin endothēcium endo– Greek thēkion diminutive of thēkē chest, receptacle dhē- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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