A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

Tela,-ae (s.f.I), abl.sg. tela: “the elementary tissue” (Lindley); web, tissue, mycelium, 'cloth in the process of being woven on a loom;' a spider's web; elementary tissue, as meristem (Jackson); an anatomical tissue or layer of tissue (WIII); see textura,-ae (s.f.I), see tissue;

- [Moss: Andreaeaceae] theca in valvulis 4—8 dehiscens brunnea decidua, tela cellulosa interna carens, basi collo pallido apophysiformi instructa (Mueller), theca dehiscent into 4-8 valvules, brown, deciduous, lacking an internal cellulose tissue, provided at the base with a pale apophysis-shaped neck.

- tela (-ae, s.f.I) contexta (part.A), a weft of distinct hyphae, felted tissue, in German “Filzgewebe” (Jackson).

(Liverwort) Telaranea,-ae (s.f.I) > L. tela, ‘plant tissue’ + araneus, ‘arachnoid’ in reference to a cottony appearing plant with filiform leaves and delicate overall texture.