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Definition of: endothecium
(en′dō·thē′sē·əm) noun plural ·ci·a (-sē·ə) Bot.
1. The inner lining of the cell of an anther.
2. The internal lining of the capsule of mosses. [<NL <Gk. endo- within + thēkion a small case]
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