nemathecium

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νῆμα (nêma, “thread”) (compare nemato-) + θήκη (thḗkē, “sheath”) + -ium.

Noun

nemathecium (plural nemathecia)

  1. (botany) A kind of fructification on certain red algae, consisting of an external mass of filaments that separate into tetraspores.

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