Amphithecium Definition

ămfə-thēshē-əm, -sē-əm
amphithecium
noun
The outer layer of cells of the spore-containing capsule of a moss.
American Heritage
The outer layer of cells in the spore case of a bryophyte.
Webster's New World

Origin of Amphithecium

  • New Latin amphithēcium amphi– Greek thēkion diminutive of thēkē receptacle dhē- in Indo-European roots

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