Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In lichens, that part of the apothecium which contains the organs of the fruit.
- noun Same as
hymenium .
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- noun mycology, dated The
hymenium - noun mycology, dated The internal
hyphal layers of anapothecium
Etymologies
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From New Latin thecium, from Ancient Greek θήκιον (thēkion), diminutive of θήκη (thēkē, "sheath")
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