‖Nem′a‐the″ci‐um (? or �), n.; pl.Nemathecia (#). [NL., fr. Gr. νη̑μα a thread + � a box.] (Bot.) A peculiar kind of fructification on certain red algæ, consisting of an external mass of filaments at length separating into tetraspores.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.