nemathecium

N1E1M3A1T1H4E1C3I1U1M3

noun

A kind of fructification on certain red algae, consisting of an external mass of filaments that separate into tetraspores.

OriginAncient Greek νῆμα →
Scrabble 20
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounnemathecium (plural nemathecia)

plural nemathecia

  1. biologyA kind of fructification on certain red algae, consisting of an external mass of filaments that separate into tetraspores.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekνῆμα“thread”
  2. Englishnemathecium

From Ancient Greek νῆμα (nêma, “thread”) (compare nemato-) + θήκη (thḗkē, “sheath”) + -ium.

More words from Ancient Greek

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

nemathecium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nemathecium

MLA

“nemathecium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nemathecium. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nemathecium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nemathecium.

Source: nemathecium on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.