Phȳ'co-mā'ter, n.
n. [N. Lat., from Gr. φῦκος, sea-weed, and μήτηρ, Lat. mater, mother.] (Bot.) The gelatine in which the sporules of algaceous plants first vegetate. Brande.
n. [N. Lat., from Gr. φῦκος, sea-weed, and μήτηρ, Lat. mater, mother.] (Bot.) The gelatine in which the sporules of algaceous plants first vegetate. Brande.