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What does endothecium mean?

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  1. (botany) The tissue found in the walls of anthers, and in moss capsules
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At the stage of tetrad, the anther wall was composed of epidermis, endothecium and tapetum.
At the stage of anther dehiscence, there was one-layer anther wall of endothecium and the tapetal layer was digested completely to nourish the pollen grains.
On maturation of the anther, the sporangial wall consists of the epidermis and the endothecium, whereas the middle layers and tapetum disintegrate.

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