thecium

English

Etymology

From New Latin thēcium, from Ancient Greek θήκιον (thḗkion), diminutive of θήκη (thḗkē, “sheath”).

Noun

thecium (plural thecia)

1. (mycology, dated) The hymenium
   • 1952, Frederick Lyle Wynd, The Fungi‎^[1], translation of original by Ernst Albert Gäumann, page 218:

     The hymenium, or thecium, is generated endogenously within the hyphal layer.

2. (mycology, dated) The internal hyphal layers of an apothecium

Derived terms

• apothecium
• epithecium
• hypothecium
• parathecium
• perithecium
• pseudothecium

 

Related terms

• theca
• Thecia

References

• LIAS Glossary

Anagrams

• hime cut