Etymology

epicorium

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Today it means: The pattern of cell wall thickening which forms the ornamentation on spores of certain types of mushroom (especially of family Entolomataceae). Full definition →

Latin cŏrĭum
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromcŏrĭum
  2. English todayepicorium

From Latin cŏrĭum ("skin") with the Ancient Greek prefix ἐπί- ("on top of").

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