- nemathecium
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—nemathecial /nem'euh thee"sheuhl, -shee euhl, -see-/, adj./nem'euh thee"shee euhm, -see euhm/, n., pl. nemathecia /-shee euh, -see euh/.a wartlike protuberance on the thallus of certain red algae, containing tetraspores, antheridia, or cystocarps.[1820-30; < NL, irreg. < Gk nêma thread + thekíon THECIUM]
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