Definitions for endothecium

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endothecium en·do·the·ci·um

Spelling: [en-doh-thee-shee-uh m, -see-uh m]

IPA: /ˌɛn doʊˈθi ʃi əm, -si əm/

Endothecium is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 22 points.

You can make 776 anagrams from letters in endothecium (cdeehimnotu).

Definitions for endothecium

noun

1. the lining of the cavity of an anther.
2. (in mosses) the central mass of cells in the rudimentary capsule, from which the archespore is generally developed.
3. (in bryophytes) the central mass of cells in the capsule, including the spores and columella.

Origin of endothecium

First recorded in 1825-35; endo- + thecium