Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thecium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: the-ci-um
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Dated

noun

The internal hyphal layers of an apothecium

Dated

Example Sentences

"The hymenium, or thecium, is generated endogenously within the hyphal layer."

Etymology

From New Latin thēcium, from Ancient Greek θήκιον (thḗkion), diminutive of θήκη (thḗkē, “sheath”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: thēcium, θήκιον

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

thecia (plural)

Derived Forms

amphithecium apothecium cleistothecium epithecium hamathecium hypothecium hysterothecium parathecium perithecium pseudothecium

Frequently Paired Words

theca Thecia

Questions

What does thecium mean?: The hymenium
Where does thecium come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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