mesothecium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The intermediate layer of cells in the wall of the anther, in ripe anthers often occurring as the inner layer by disappearance of the endothecium proper.

Word forms

mesothecium

Etymology

From meso- + theca (“pollen-producing organ”) + -ium.

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