epicorium

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noun

The pattern of cell wall thickening which forms the ornamentation on spores of certain types of mushroom (especially of family Entolomataceae).

OriginLatin cŏrĭum →
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Meanings

nounepicorium (plural epicoria)

plural epicoria

  1. The pattern of cell wall thickening which forms the ornamentation on spores of certain types of mushroom (especially of family Entolomataceae).

Origin

  1. Latincŏrĭum
  2. Englishepicorium

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

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APA

epicorium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epicorium

MLA

“epicorium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epicorium. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “epicorium,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epicorium.

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