amphithecium
noun
am·phi·the·ci·um
plural amphithecia
-ēə
1
: the external layer of cells surrounding the sporogenous tissue in the sporangium of a moss
2
: the inner layer of the perithecium next to the hymenium in certain lichens
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from amphi- + -thecium
First Known Use
1872, in the meaning defined at sense 1
- get one's oar in
- get one's own back
- get one's own way
- get one's point across
- get one's priorities straight
- get one's rocks off
- get one's shit together
- get one's skates on
- get one's snout in the trough
- get one's teeth into
- get one's thrills
- get one's tongue around
- get one's way
- get one's wings
- get one's wires crossed
- get one's wish
- get one's/the facts straight
- get oneself together
- get onto
- get onto the subject of
- get organized
- get out
- get out of
- get out of (something)
- get out of bed