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en·do·the·ci·um
\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈthēs(h)ēəm\ noun
(plural endothe·cia \-ēə\)
Etymology: New Latin, from end- + -thecium
1. : the middle of the three layers making up the young anther wall of a flowering plant that becomes the innermost layer in the mature anther upon disintegration of the original inner wall cells
2. : the central mass of cells within the young sporophyte in mosses and liverworts that develops into sporogenous tissue — compare amphithecium |