Biol. [irreg. f. Gr. θέσις putting, deposit + -CYTE.] (See quot.)
1887. Sollas, in Encycl. Brit., XXII. 420/2. Reserve cells or thesocytes have been described in several sponges as well as amylin and oil-bearing cells.
Biol. [irreg. f. Gr. θέσις putting, deposit + -CYTE.] (See quot.)
1887. Sollas, in Encycl. Brit., XXII. 420/2. Reserve cells or thesocytes have been described in several sponges as well as amylin and oil-bearing cells.