am·phi·the·ci·um ( m f -th  sh-m, -s-m)n. pl. am·phi·the·ci·a (-sh -, -s-) The outer layer of cells of the spore-containing capsule of a moss. |
amphithecium [ˌæmfɪˈθiːsɪəm]
n pl -cia [-sɪə]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) the outer layer of cells of the sporophyte of mosses and liverworts that develops into the outer parts of the spore-bearing capsule
[from New Latin, from amphi- + Greek thēkion a little case, from thēkē case]
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